Helpless on the beach Russians rescue killer whale with shovel excavator

Adrian Kammer

14.11.2024

A young orca stranded on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Russian rescuers transported the young female back into the Sea of Okhotsk. The Ministry for Emergency Situations published footage of the operation.

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  • On Thursday, a young female killer whale stranded on the coast of Kamchatka.
  • Helpers managed to return the orca to the sea.
  • The Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations published footage of the rescue operation.

The skin is already cracked, but the animal is still breathing and making calls. The condition was life-threatening. A young female killer whale stranded on the coast of Kamchatka.

Several people dug a small channel in the sand and repeatedly doused the whale with seawater.

In the end, the rescuers managed to get the orca back into the sea with the help of a shovel excavator. The rising tide made the rescuers' work easier.


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