Watch this struggling spider crab tangled in fishing line get a helping hand
A diver was swimming amid thousands of spider crabs off the coast of Victoria, Australia, when she noticed that one of them was trapped by the leg in a fishing line.
Watch the moment this diver rescues a helpless spider crab
Jules Casey, who's a free diver, scuba expert, and award-winning photographer, frequently posts about her undersea adventures on her Instagram. On this occasion, she rescued the spider crab while diving at Blairgowrie Pier on Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne. She said the crab got tangled trying to remove a large fishing sinker, which is a weight attached to a fishing line above the hook.
“This crab had no chance of freeing itself," said Casey. "I set down my camera and got out my line cutter. Then removed all the fishing gear and set him free.”
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diver untangles spider crab trapped in fishing line and hooks
