Rescuers Save 32 Whales From Mass Stranding in Tasmania

A supplied image shows whales stranded at Macquarie Harbour in Strahan, Tasmania, Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Almost 200 stranded whales have died on Tasmania's west coast as rescue efforts continue for 35 survivors. AAP Image/Supplied by Huon Aquaculture/Linton Kringle

Rescuers have managed to return to the ocean 32 beached pilot whales that survived a mass stranding of their 230 strong pod on Tasmania’s West Coast.

The 32 of the 35 surviving whales were refloated on Thursday in what rescuers described as a “terrific result.”