Heroes do exist.

[catbyte]

Link to tweet

This family's boat ride turned into a dramatic whale rescue — and the whale spent an hour thanking them in the most beautiful way! 🐋💙

7:58 PM - Nov 24, 2018

[Jarqui]

1. That was great, thanks

[TomSlick]

2. That is so cool!

[thbobby]

3. Kind of funny...

News often makes me feel like crying. Tears have been rolling about five minutes after watching this. Thank you catbyte!! Heroes do indeed exist and you and this family are mine.

[BigmanPigman]

4. That made me get teary.

A happy ending is always welcomed.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. I got something in my eye.

I wish to be reincarnated a whale.

[Jane Austin]

6. Is somebody chopping onions?

Thanks. That was wonderful.

[FakeNoose]

7. Love this!

Thanks catbyte, this is a great post. Also it's a really good story.

[PJMcK]

8. Okay, that got me

This cynical New Yorker has tears in his eyes.

Thanks a lot, catbyte,

(wink)

[hostalover]

9. Oh, thank you so much! That was beautiful!

[Cassidy]

10. This is a wonderful story, but it happened in 2011.

This gives more context for the rescue:

The organization that they had founded is on this website:

https://greatwhaleconservancy.org

Other than giving credit where it is due, I think it is important to note that the group of rescuers are people who are very knowledgeable about whales, not just a random family out for a fun day on the water, as "The Dodo" implies.

[catbyte]

11. Does it really matter?