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Around 10 killer whales found trapped in drift ice off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido likely escaped as they appear to no longer be there, local officials say.
Drone footage shared by public broadcaster NHK shows at least 10 orcas trying to gasp for air and struggling in small gap between ice flows
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A pod of at least ten killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, as per CNN. World News | Pod of 10 Killer Whales Trapped by Sea Ice off Japan's Northern Island of Hokkaido.
The killer whales, also known as orcas, were initially spotted by a local fisherman off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido.
A pod of orcas trapped by sea ice off the coast of Rausu, a town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, can no longer be spotted in the vicinity. According to local authorities, from Tuesday morning, February 6, more than ten orcas were enclosed in sea ice about 1 kilometer offshore, unable to move.