When a kayaking instructor named Naude Dreyer was driving along Paaltjies Beach in South Africa he noticed something moving in the sand.
As he got closer, he realized what he saw was a young Benguela dolphin. Dreyer told Fairfax Media, “He was moving a bit and I immediately knew he was alive … and immediately stopped to help him out.”
Dreyer’s passenger filmed him picking up the dolphin and walking it into the ocean, and then gently lowering it into the waves where it eventually swam off to safety.
“I was really happy,” Dreyer said. “I really wasn’t sure at first it was going to happen or not. I was just doing what was the right thing to do. I couldn’t leave him there.”
“You never know why these guys are on the beach; they’ve been quite active in the area quite lately and I think they were playing just too close to the waves and a bigger wave came and pushed him out [of the water],” Dreyer continued.
Later that day, Dreyer posted the video on the Facebook page of his business- Pelican Point Kayaking, with the caption:
“On our way back from tour this morning, we came across this juvenile male Benguela Dolphin, still alive on the beach. It’s not clear how he ended up on there in the first place. After a quick assessment and measurements, i attempted to get him swimming again. I was not very hopeful, but as soon as he got into water and realized where he was he took off like a bullet. Nice. I’ll do a drive past the same area again later just to make sure he hasn’t returned again,” Dreyer wrote.
Watch this beautiful dolphin rescue below and please SHARE it with your friends and family on Facebook!
[Featured Image Credit: Facebook- Pelican Point Kayaking]
Hero Carries Stranded Dolphin Back To The Ocean is an article from: LifeDaily