More pilot whales die on beach
Nelson reporter
The best efforts of Golden Bay residents were not enough to prevent 14 of about 80 pilot whales from dying after they beached themselves at Ruataniwha Inlet, near Collingwood, yesterday. It is thought that the whales were some of those rescued and herded out to deeper water after becoming stranded at Pakawau, about 12km north along the coast, on Sunday.
About 9.30 a.m. yesterday, boats went out to try to herd the school into deeper water. They succeeded in keeping most of the whales off the beach. However, when the tide receded, eight whales died on the beach and have since been buried. A further six were dead and still floating in the water, according to a Ministry of Fisheries spokesman.
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Press, 25 February 1986, Page 2
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