Rescue efforts are continuing for 35 surviving pilot whales on Ocean beach, near Strahan after Australia's second mass stranding in two days.
Nearly 200 whales have died on the beach on the West coast after a pod of about 230 wales became stranded on Wednesday, but rescuers managed to return 32 animals to deeper water on Thursday.Incident controller, Brendon Clark, said: “We still have three alive on the northern end beach, but because of access restrictions, predominantly tidal influences, we just haven’t been able to access those three animals safely today, but they’ll be our priority in the morning.
Conditions on the beach have prevented rescuers from accessing three alive whales remaining on the beach, but further rescue attempts are expected.Picture: Getty/Huon Acquacultrue “We appreciate all of the offers and all of the goodwill that is expressed from the community. It’s more a matter of having a safe working environment and skilled and trained personnel.”
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