Hopes fade for beached pod of pilot whales

Hopes were fading for the survival of any members of a pod of pilot whales beached off Co Donegal.

Locals at Ballyness Bay in Falcarragh spent yesterday battling to save the pod after they were spotted by a jogger at 8am.

Five of the whales perished on the beach but locals managed to drag the remaining mammals back out to sea. Three made it out to sea but at least six of the animals became stranded again.