Whales bunch together before ‘horrific’ mass stranding

Authorities are racing to prevention a pod of aviator whales which person go stranded connected a formation successful Western Australia.

The pod of astatine slightest 60 whales was archetypal spotted astir 100 metres disconnected the seashore astatine Cheynes Beach connected Monday evening.

Witnesses told section media that they recovered the show of whales tightly clustering unusual. Cheynes Beach Caravan Park proprietor Joanne Marsh told ABC News that she had ne'er seen thing similar it successful the decades she's lived successful the area.

Once the whales began beaching themselves connected the shore, wildlife authorities launched an exigency effect effort successful a bid to prevention them.

Dr Andrew Brownlow, manager of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme who precocious responded to a akin incidental connected a Scottish beach, explains wherefore an incidental similar this whitethorn person happened.

He told the BBC that rescuers are present successful a contention against clip to prevention the animals.

Video produced by Jordan Kelly-Linden