These boaters saved the day when a gentle whale begged them for help removing garbage from its mouth

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We get by with a little help from our friends — and strangers, too!

When Ivan Iskenderian and his friend were boating in Sydney’s Middle Harbor, they saw a whale and felt it nudge the side of their boat, twice.

They soon realized that the whale needed their help: it had a plastic bag and fishing line attached to its face.

Naturally, the guys seized the opportunity for a selfie, and of course helped the whale, too.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Iskenderian told 7 News. “We were just laughing, couldn’t believe what was happening.”