It’s about of the third cetacean to run aground on a beach in Finistère since the beginning of September.
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The whale that was stranded Monday, September 19 on a beach in Ploéven was able to go back to sea overnight, following a rescue operation, announced the prefecture of Finistère on Tuesday. Monitored by firefighters and volunteers from the Sea Shepherd association, this whale “was able to enjoy the basin and the channel” dug in the sand to return to the sea, according to the office of the prefect.
Discovered Monday morning by walkers, this “young whale 12 meters” was “just thin, with no signs of injury”, according to a volunteer from the National Strandings Network (RNE). It’s a rescue “miraculously, the whale is gone”rejoiced Sea Shepherd France on Twitter. “We helped him and he understood it! He put all his energy into getting back and, with our help, he got there, it was magnificent!”
We continue and we wait for the high tide pic.twitter.com/CPEhvgAUe3
— Sea Shepherd France (@SeaShepherdFran) September 19, 2022
This is the third cetacean to run aground on a beach in Finistère since the beginning of September. A first had been discovered on the island of Sein on September 2, and another on a beach in Tréguennec, in the bay of Audierne, on September 10. Both animals died.