Sunday, June 3, 2012

Diver Saves Puffer Fish from Hook

This is a story of compassion and courage. Somehow, this diver came cross this puffer fish with a very large hook stuck in its mouth.   For several minutes, the diver gingerly works to calm the fish and grip it so he can remove the hook.  The diver is barehanded, a very dicey proposition considering that puffer fish flesh contains a poison called tetrodotoxin that is 1200 times more powerful than cyanide. One fish has enough toxin to kill thirty humans, and there is no known antidote.

Here is the link to the story....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYJBm-AcpHk



1 comment:

  1. What a wonderful story and video! I can tell how comfortable he is with fish by the way he held it with his one hand while trying to get the hook out. Kindness and compassion. I love it!

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