Thames whale lifted onto barge

A rescue team of medics and vets today successfully lifted the River Thames whale on to a barge hoping to take it back towards the sea.

Thames whale lifted onto barge

A rescue team of medics and vets today successfully lifted the River Thames whale on to a barge hoping to take it back towards the sea.

An inflatable pontoon system was used to support the 15ft northern bottle-nosed whale before a crane lifted it out of the water close to Battersea Bridge in central London.

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