Scientists battle to save stranded whale

MARINE scientists and wildlife support groups were battling last night to save a sizeable juvenile whale stranded in a Cork estuary.

Scientists battle to save stranded whale

The 30ft-long fin whale was in danger of being beached on a mud bank in a shallow river upstream from Oysterhaven.

Dr Emer Rogan of University College Cork said volunteer rescuers were hoping the whale would return to the sea with the turning high tide.

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