One of the best parts of riding a personal watercraft is the closeness you get with nature. The feel of the water’s surface, the proximity to wildlife – it can be surreal. Thankfully, this opportunity to be close to nature resulted in saving the life of a dolphin tangled in a line in Biscayne Bay.
Nick Tuduri and friend Craig Gooden were riding offshore, racking up some hours on Gooden’s 2021 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 when they spotted the dolphin in distress. Tuduri explained to WPLG, “The dolphin actually came to the side of the jet ski and it was swimming. That’s when I noticed there was something that was off with that dolphin.”
As reported by Local 10, “treading in about 15 feet of water, Tuduri said he started cutting the thick, nylon rope that was tangled with the dolphin’s fin and attached to what looked like a crab trap. The marine mammal, he said, could sense he was helping it.”
“It’s amazing. The dolphin was looking with its eye. It was watching and observing us do what we were doing, and he just let us do our thing. We were able to cut it free,” Tuduri said. After freeing the dolphin, Tuduri and Gooden were met by a group of dolphin who swam alongside their Sea-Doos as they headed back in.
