Kind Beluga Whale Brings Back Woman's Phone After She Drops It Into The Sea
Oct 14, 2020
In May of 2019, a mysterious visitor caught everyone's attention in the vicinity in the waters near Hammerfest, Norway. After accidentally dropping her smartphone into the icy depths, one woman and her friends were surprised to see the form of a Beluga whale rising from the deep. In its mouth, it carried the lost phone.
Be sure to reach the end of this article to see the full video :-)
No one can say for sure where the whale came from but local rumor has it he was once trained by the Russian Navy. According to the legend, he then defected from the navy but continues to travel the waters in the area. It is known to be very friendly and tame with humans, often swimming up to boats or docks around the area and getting some pets in. He was affectionately named Hvaldimir, combining the Russian name Vladimir and the Norwegian word for whale, hval, as a pun.
And, as one woman would discover when wandering around Hammerfest with her friends, the whale is not only intelligent but pretty friendly and helpful too!
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Ina Mansika was on a mission of sorts with her friends to spot the rumored 'spy' whale. When they found him, she accidentally dropped her phone in the ocean.
"We laid down on the dock to look at it and hopefully get the chance to pat it," Mansika said when describing the ordeal to the Dodo. "I had forgotten to close my jacket pocket and my phone fell in the ocean. We assumed it would be gone forever, until the whale dove back down and came back a few moments later with my phone in its mouth!"
Not only did they spot the Beluga whale. The whale offered his assistance to Mansika when she had a minor accident.
Naturally, Mansika was amazed but what had just happened
"Everyone was so surprised. We almost didn't believe what we saw," she told the Dodo, "I was super happy and thankful that I got my phone back."
Despite his best efforts to save it, the phone had already endured water damage and sadly was irreparable.
Mansika says she loves animals and the beluga whale is a great example of why.
It was unclear whether the Beluga whale is acclimated to living on his own in the wild. According to the Washington Post, his situation was being closely monitored by officials who considered relocating the whale to a sanctuary in Iceland if deemed to be in his best interests. However, Hvaldimir soon showed that he was trying to find his own food and became more and more independent. He finally left Hammerfest harbor in July 2019, only to be seen at sightings all around the Norwegian coast. Hvaldimir returned to Hammerfest for some time, then set off again on the next adventure. His last sighting was in November of last year when people caught footage of him playing fetch with a rugby ball thrown off a ship near the Norwegian coast.
Watch the moment helpful Hvaldimir returned the woman's phone in the video below:
Were you as shocked as the onlookers by the gesture of the whale? Do you think the whale was once a spy for the Russian Navy? Let us know in the comments and be sure to show this article to your friends – they will get a kick out of the beluga whale's story for sure!