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DDTV: WATCH RESCUERS ATTEMPT TO RETURN BEACHED WHALES BACK OUT TO SEA

written by Stephen Maguire July 8, 2014
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Click on the video above, to witness the desperate attempt by rescuers, to save the lives of a group of stricken Pilot Whales that become stranded on Ballyness Beach in Falcarragh yesterday morning.

The whole community sustained a prolonged and collective effort all day to help return the whales to the sea.

Five sadly died on the beach, but thanks to the community spirit and effort by locals they managed to return eight of the whales back out to sea.

However, despite  rescuers successfully returning the whales back out to sea TWICE, the whales became beached again.

Marine experts believe the whales are suffering from an illness and sadly many of the thirteen whales originally stranded have now sadly died having become beached again.

DDTV: WATCH RESCUERS ATTEMPT TO RETURN BEACHED WHALES BACK OUT TO SEA was last modified: July 8th, 2014 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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