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The whales at the beach between Tunstall and Withernsea in east Yorkshire. Photograph: Emily Mayman/BDMLR
The whales at the beach between Tunstall and Withernsea in east Yorkshire. Photograph: Emily Mayman/BDMLR
Rescuers unable to shepherd whales back out to sea due to rough conditions and their size
Thu 24 Dec 2020 13.49 EST
First published on Thu 24 Dec 2020 07.48 EST
A pod of 10 sperm whales have died on the east Yorkshire coast in what is thought to be the biggest mass stranding of the cetacean in England since records began in 1913.
A rescue operation was launched after the group of juvenile mammals was spotted in shallow water between Tunstall and Withernsea at around 8.30am on Christmas Eve.
WATCH: Pod of ten whales wash up on UK beach
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Rescuers said six out of the ten whales have already died
Most of the whales were malnourished and had not eaten in a while
They said they cannot save the remaining four either due to their sizes
A Pod of ten whales have washed up on a beach in the UK, out of which six have reportedly died already.
According to a report by
Mirror.co.uk, British Divers Marine Life Rescue team says they cannot go close to remaining four whales for safety reasons, adding that the would not be able to save the poor creatures.
All 10 sperm whales stranded near Withernsea, East Yorkshire, have died, British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) has confirmed. A spokeswoman for the BDMLR said reports of more whales at Spurn Point have been checked and nothing has been found. She said: “We can only hope that there are no more whales still in the area that might yet come ashore. “We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of our team involved on the ground and behind the scenes in this awful situation today, of all days for it to happen on, as well as our colleagues in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency who have been on scene all day dealing with these tragic and difficult circumstances.”
There are grave concerns for a pod of 10 sperm whales stranded on the East Yorkshire coast. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said four of the group in difficulty near Withernsea have