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08/07/2014
Volunteers To Bury Dead Whales On Co Donegal Beach
Seven of the 13 whales that became stranded on a beach in Falcarragh in Co Donegal have died, the latest reports show.
A group of volunteers managed to get 11 of the stranded whales back into the sea, two had already died on the beach, and attempted to swim them out to deeper water, but a number of them kept returning to the beach.
Four of the whales are alive, with one unaccounted for.
A small group of volunteers returned to the beach this morning to begin burying the dead whales. They have asked the public to stay away from the beach for today.
(MH/CD)
A group of volunteers managed to get 11 of the stranded whales back into the sea, two had already died on the beach, and attempted to swim them out to deeper water, but a number of them kept returning to the beach.
Four of the whales are alive, with one unaccounted for.
A small group of volunteers returned to the beach this morning to begin burying the dead whales. They have asked the public to stay away from the beach for today.
(MH/CD)
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