14 Times That Animals Have Come To the Rescue

11. A Beluga Whale Saves a Drowning Diver

Yang Yun didn’t count on the frigid Arctic temperatures to impact her free diving expedition, but when the professional swimmer began to resurface without any breathing equipment, she found that a cramp was preventing her from reaching the surface. Fortunately, Yun was sharing a tank with a beluga whale named Mila, who gripped her leg and rushed her to the surface in time to save the diver’s life.