New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Thanks to the collective efforts of locals and tourists, a shark stranded on Kerala's Varkala beach was rescued. Now, a touching video capturing their initiative is going viral and winning hearts online. The cartilaginous fish became entangled in a fisherman's net and was pushed back into its habitat after more than three hours of combined efforts.

"Today, we save a life. At about 8 am this morning, on our way to surf lesson, we saw this whale shark stranded on the beach. There were a few local people and tourists trying to help it," said @surferboy_varkala in an Instagram video.

"The shark got caught in the fishermen's net and got pulled to the seashore. A lot of people, including my mum, worked for over three hou...