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Whales stranded again at Farewell Spit, 19 dead

Tim Cronshaw
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22 Feb, 2021 06:57 PMQuick Read

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Project Jonah and DOC were on the scene of the stranding at Farewell Spit yesterday. Photo / Project Jonah

Project Jonah and DOC were on the scene of the stranding at Farewell Spit yesterday. Photo / Project Jonah

Heartbroken rescuers have just found a pod of whales have beached again at Farewell Spit.

After a mass stranding on Monday, the long-finned pilot whales were walked out at high tide that night.

But 28 have returned again at the remote beach, with another 10 dying to bring the death toll to a total of 19.

Project Jonah manager Daren Grover said the whales were found on the beach again at first light and there's a short window to get them out again at full tide.

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"We have volunteers and members of the public out there, working to get these whales back into deeper water. Our high tide is approximately 8am this morning."

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