Rugby legend Percy Montgomery rescues stranded baby dolphin near Cape Town
Springbok rugby world champion Percy Montgomery succeeded in rescuing a stranded baby dolphin on a beach near Cape Town on Saturday, August 17, after several attempts, an eyewitness reported.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A famous rugby player has become a hero after rescuing a baby dolphin stranded on a beach near Cape Town in Africa earlier this month.
Springbok rugby world champion Percy Montgomery was filmed picking up the stranded dolphin and returning it to the water in two separate attempts.
The dolphin was then observed to swim away successfully.
Percy Montgomery during the South Africa national rugby team training at Hyde Park High School on August 16, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit / Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Eyewitness Doris van Niekerk recorded the incident.
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According to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, strandings of individual dolphins can occur if the animal is old, sick, injured and/or disoriented.
Montgomery holds records for both caps and points as a rugby player and is known for his contribution to South Africa’s victory over England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final.
