Kind Villagers Save Massive Whale from Certain Death (Photos)

 

Villagers at Leizhou City Beach in south China’s Guangdong Province on Sunday afternoon saved a giant stranded whale from certain death after helping it back to the sea.

 

According to CCTVNews, the dying mammal, about five meters (16 ft) long, was spotted by local residents of a nearby village at around 2p.m. The whale was almost completely dried out by south China’s scorching sunshine.

 

 

The villagers rushed to the whale’s aid but soon found their effort to save the big creature was to no avail due to its sheer weight. Luckily the villagers were joined by a group of troops deployed nearby.

 

 

Nearly 60 rescuers, breaking into teams for different missions from digging tunnels which helped the whale to move towards the water, shielding the animal from direct sunlight using umbrellas and pouring water on its back to keep it wet, eventually got the whale back into the water and out of danger.