A BELUGA whale saved a drowning diver by hoisting her to the surface, carrying her leg in its mouth.
Yang Yun had been taking part in a free diving contest without any breathing equipment in Harbin, northeast China, The Sun reported, but the 26-year-old's legs were paralysed by crippling cramps in arctic temperatures.
She said: "I began to choke and sank even lower and I thought that was it for me - I was dead. Until I felt this incredible force under me driving me to the surface."
Beluga whale Mila had spotted her difficulties and using her sensitive dolphin-like nose guided Yun safely to the surface.
An organiser said: "Mila noticed the problem before we did. We suddenly saw the girl being pushed to the top of the pool with her leg in Mila's mouth."
The lady was so thankful to the whale, she organised for it to be eaten by her family........
