MANTA MAN RESCUES DOLPHIN

Nearly everyone has heard stories about dolphins protecting shipwreck victims from sharks, or helping a tired swimmer to shore. So it is heart warming to see a video where a dolphin is helped by diver. And not any diver but Manta Man aka Keller Laros. Keller Laros is a Professional Scuba Instructor, and has logged 9000+ dives in the waters of Hawaii since 1985. As his name suggests, Keller is rather keen on manta rays and has been conducting night dives (“Kona Manta Ray Night Dive”), several times a week, for almost 20 years. It is because of a dolphin however, and not mantas, that Keller recently caught the attention of the worldwide media after he posted a video of a recent night dive. During the dive a bottlenose dolphin appears and Laros notices that the dolphins left pectoral is caught in a fishing line. Keller, who is co-founder and President of the Manta Pacific Research Foundation, gestures to the dolphin to come closer and, amazingly, the dolphin seemingly obliges and then stays with Keller while he removes a fishing hook and frees the pectoral by cutting away the fishing line. The Manta Pacific Research Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education, and conservation concerning manta rays and the marine environment. You can learn more about Manta Man here www.mantaman.com/Mantaman.com/MANTA_MAN.html and watch the amazing video here