<p>A family diving off the coast of Kaunolu, Hawaii, saved a whale shark from a potentially life-threatening situation on July 29, by removing some heavy fishing line that had become wrapped around it.</p><p>Husband and wife Joby Rohrer and Kapua Kawelo, both biologists, decided to attempt to free the 20-foot shark after they spotted it. Footage filmed by their son, Kanehoalani Kawelo, shows Rohrer and a family friend diving down to free the shark.</p><p>Rohrer told Hawaii News Now</a> that it took him five dives to cut through the five-inch-thick rope.</p><p>The shark, a juvenile, had been seen locally several times before it was finally cut free, Hawaii News Now said. Credit: Kanehoalani Kawelo via Storyful</p><br />
