This is the moment a pair of fishermen rescued a baby dolphin trapped in a fishing net.<br /><br />Jose Ramón Pérez, 27, and Miguel Rodríguez, 36, were fishing 10km off the coast of Almería, Spain when they found the animal tangled in a net. <br /><br />The two men spotted the young dolphin thanks to its mother, which had been desperately trying to keep her baby afloat.<br /><br />The baby's tail was tangled in a rope and was being pulled underwater - almost drowning it.<br /><br />But its mother would not leave its side and kept trying to lift it and keep its head above water.<br /><br />José Ramon, a warehouse worker, and Miguel, a greenhouse owner, rushed to the baby's help after seeing the mother lift her flank above the waterline.<br /><br />The pair believe she was asking for their help. <br /><br />Jose Ramón, who is from El Ejido, said: "I saw something floating but it wasn't actually floating at the surface. It was underneath.<br /><br />"Miguel said it was a dolphin but I thought it was strange because it hadn't moved at all.<br /><br />"The mother put her side out of the water. She was trying to call us.<br /><br />"When we got there she didn't leave our side for a second. <br /><br />"She was holding its head up the whole time and the rope was even chewed."<br /><br />Jose Ramón and Miguel called local authorities, who put them through to Equinac, a local conservation charity.<br /><br />Equinac concluded that the situation was too dire to wait for their arrival and assisted the fishermen over the phone.<br /><br />The rope was tied to an anchor and the dolphin, but with guidance from the charity the pair was able to cut the rope.<br /><br />Although injured, the baby was able to swim off with its mother.<br /><br />Jose Ramón said: "It was so hard to pull it up. I could feel it chafing our hands as we did it.<br /><br />"I could see blood on the dolphin's tail from where the rope had cut it.<br /><br />"They were panicked. The baby was thrashing around and screaming.<br /><br />"When it did that the mother seemed like she was scolding it and trying to calm it down.<br /><br />"As much as I try I can't express how it felt to be there. I was nervous and I was so sad for the baby. I don't know how long it had been there.<br /><br />"I will remember this for my whole life. it was a truly magical moment."<br /><br />Eva María Morón, a coordinator at Equinac, said: "If those boys hadn't been there, the baby would have died. This animal owes them its life."<br /><br />Equinac also claims that the trap was placed there illegally by a known culprit.<br /><br />She added: "We know who is responsible for the traps and he has been reported to the police.<br /><br />"It's a massive problem that we fight against every day. We find these things every day. <br /><br />"Not all dolphins live to tell the tale."
