Volunteers Try to Save 7 Stranded Pilot Whales
Volunteers worked to save seven critically ill pilot whales that became stranded in shallow water off the Florida Keys.
“Right now, we’re keeping them supported, making sure they’re able to breathe and doing what we can to keep them comfortable,” said Laura Engleby of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service.
The whales were among 28 that beached themselves Friday. Ten of them are unaccounted for and may have swum back into deep water, seven died and four others were euthanized, Engleby said. Marine veterinarians have not determined why the stranding occurred.
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