Diver frees Whale shark from commercial fishing rope GIF

It had to have been a while. Given how deep it has cut into it fin

I feel so bad for the whale shark. Thank god this diver managed to finally help it. The scarring on it's back and fin look so horrible

I imagine it kinda hurts, like when a string of hair gets into your wound mush and you have to mess up the wound again to get it out. Ultimately for the better but hurts all the same