Difficult rescue after 'heartbreaking' whale stranding | ABC News

Marine scientist Vanessa Pirotta says time is running out for dozens of pilot whales that are stranded on a beach in Western Australia's Great Southern region. At least 51 pilot whales have died so far and rescuers have spent the day desperately trying to refloat another 45 pilot whales who survived the mass stranding at Cheynes Beach, near Albany, almost 500 kilometres south of Perth. Parks and Wildlife Incident Controller Peter Hartley said two whale experts were painstakingly examining each of the animals, before an attempt to float the surviving animals back out to sea. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia #Whale #Whales #PilotWhales #WhaleStranding #Rescue #BeachedWhale #CheynesBeach