A Porcupine puffer had a lucky escape when a diver removed a huge fishing hook that was stuck in its mouth.
The video below was uploaded onto Kye Bolen’s YouTube page and shows the diver gently holding the fish while he wriggles the hook carefully from its mouth. It takes some time, but eventually the puffer is able to swim off, free of hook.
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