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LONDON: Marine rescuers on Sunday said they were dealing with a “mass stranding” of pilot whales on a beach on...

Marine rescuers on Sunday said they were dealing with a

According to a report, Dr. Andrew Brownlow, a renowned pathologist, expressed that the inquiry into the stranding of 55 whales would pose a significant challenge due to its immense scale.

Dozens of the mammals were discovered at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, at around 7am on Sunday, however it soon emerged that only 15 were still alive.

LONDON: Marine rescuers said on Sunday they were dealing with a mass stranding of pilot whales on a beach on the Outer Hebrides isles, off northwestern Scotland.

A rescue team has been sent to the beach on the Isle of Lewis and seen dousing the animals in water as they desperately try to keep them alive. The alarm was raised at 7.45am today.

It was not immediately clear why they have become stranded

Human influence on marine environment have been blamed for an increase in the number of strandings

Volunteers tried desperately to save the lives of 15 whales which were still alive when they got to the scene - but were eventually forced to put them down.

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