Sadness in Donegal as stranded whales perish

All 13 members of a pod of long-finned pilot whales which live-stranded on a beach in Co Donegal yesterday morning have died despite the best efforts of locals to save them.

Sadness in Donegal as stranded whales perish
Tue, 08 Jul, 2014 - 10:55

(Picture: Eamonn McFadden/PA)

Almost all members of a pod of 13 whales which live-stranded on a beach in Co Donegal yesterday have died despite the best efforts of locals to save them.

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