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Volunteers rush to save a beached whale - Catherine - 01-03-2018
A male Pilot whale beached itself at Rainbow Haven Beach in Nova Scotia. The word went out and a hundred volunteers showed up to rescue the whale.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/01/02/nova-scotia-volunteers-rush-to-rainbow-haven-beach-to-save-a-stranded-pilot-whale_a_23321456/
It is amazing how they were able to get him back into the water. It is bitter cold right now so they were a determined group of people.
Once he was in the water it took the work of a paddle boarder to get him to head out to deeper water.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/whale-rescue-rainbow-haven-beach-paddleboarder-1.4470002
It took the work of many people, but it looks like the rescue was a success.
It is a good thing they found him in time. Much longer on the beach and he could have frozen to death.
RE: Volunteers rush to save a beached whale - Tobi - 01-11-2018
What a good team effort! I love to hear of a bunch of people getting together to help an animal like this.
RE: Volunteers rush to save a beached whale - Catherine - 01-11-2018
It was an amazing rescue. It was even more impressive when you think how spontaneous it was and how very cold it was.
People can be so good sometimes.