An endangered humpback dolphin that was stuck in a crab catching net was rescued by caring fishermen. <br /><br />The group was fishing for crabs when they noticed the dolphin struggling to break free from the net off the coast of Songklha, southern Thailand on September 11 afternoon.<br /><br />Coast guards alerted a marine worker who sailed out to meet those onboard. The fishermen and authorities jumped into the water and swam to the dolphin then used a knife to cut him loose.<br /><br />The Indian Ocean humpback dolphinswam away immediately after he was freed.<br /><br />One of the crew said that the dolphin was not injured after its ordeal and looked to have plenty of strength when it swam away.<br /><br />He said: "After rescuing him we waited to see if he is okay, but he never came back. I think that he was fine and swam back to his pod.<br /><br />"The dolphin was lucky that we found him in time, a little later could have cost him his life."<br /><br />The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin, or Chinese white dolphin, is a rare breed of dolphin found in the waters of Southeast Asia and Australia<br /><br />They are classed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of endangered species.
