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03/04/2012
Vets Called To Put Down Beached Whale
A rescue team have had to call in vets to put down a whale, stranded on a beach in East Lothian.
The mammal rescue team who have been trying to save the beached whale have said that there is nothing more they can do.
The 15ft pilot whale was found by the coastguard at North Berwick's east beach, near the harbour, at about 09:00 this morning.
The waves have been too strong for the whale to be refloated out to sea.
John McCarter, a North Berwick Lifeboat crew member said:"The size of the surf today means it is impossible to get inflated pontoons out, which is what we would normally do to refloat a whale.
"Its tail is flapping around and a vet is on his way so it can be put down as it is the fairest thing to do as nothing more can be done."
(LB/GK)
The mammal rescue team who have been trying to save the beached whale have said that there is nothing more they can do.
The 15ft pilot whale was found by the coastguard at North Berwick's east beach, near the harbour, at about 09:00 this morning.
The waves have been too strong for the whale to be refloated out to sea.
John McCarter, a North Berwick Lifeboat crew member said:"The size of the surf today means it is impossible to get inflated pontoons out, which is what we would normally do to refloat a whale.
"Its tail is flapping around and a vet is on his way so it can be put down as it is the fairest thing to do as nothing more can be done."
(LB/GK)
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