A group of whales have been washed up on a beach in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police said the seven animals have been beached on a stretch of coastline between the villages of Tunstall and Withernsea. They said the Coastguard and British Marine Life Rescue were helping with the situation. The force said in a tweet: Coastguard are currently dealing with seven whales that have sadly washed up on the beach, between Tunstall and Withernsea. They have also contacted British Marine Life Rescue, who are attending to assist. A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: Just before 8.30am today HM Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public with a report of seeing a number of whales on the shoreline at Withernsea beach.
Withernsea whales tragedy as ten majestic creatures die on Christmas Eve
A rescue mission sadly proved futile for the animals washed up on the beach
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Ten whales have tragically died after they washed up on a stretch of East Yorkshire coastline.
A pod of 10 whales which became stranded off the East Yorkshire coast have died.
Members of the coastguard and British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) were called to the beach between Tunstall and Withernsea on Thursday morning to help the mammals as fears grew for their health.
A rescue operation was put on hold earlier due to bad weather and rough seas, and the last of the whales died during the afternoon, BDMLR confirmed. Image: The pod has been beached on a stretch of coastline between the villages of Tunstall and Withernsea
At least two of the animals were washed up on the beach, where their chances of surviving were slim.
All 10 whales stranded on the Yorkshire coast have died, it has been confirmed All 10 sperm whales stranded near Withernsea, on the Yorkshire coast, 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.