Rescuers have freed a whale that swam hundreds of miles before getting stuck in London's River Thames -- but officials lost sight of the creature overnight and are now trying to find it again.
The young minke whale was spotted around 7 pm local time on Sunday, stuck near Richmond Lock on the Thames.Marine mammal experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue managed to free the creature after several hours, but the whale slipped away under cover of darkness and its whereabouts are now unknown, a spokesman for the Port of London Authority told CNN on Monday.Marine experts and emergency workers are trying to free the whale.
— Daniel Magee May 9, 2021 The rescue team included officers from the Port of London Authority, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the London Fire Brigade.Spectator Daniel Magee, who recorded several videos of the whale, said he initially assumed it was a seal."As we got closer I saw a fin and realized it was a whale," Magee told CNN on Sunday."Some lock keepers hosing him down and it looked like the tide was going up so he could turn around.
— DKFITLDN May 9, 2021 Another spectator, David Korsaks, told CNN he was surprised to see anything other than birds in the area. "It was almost disbelief and shock to see a whale where you would normally only see ducks and swans," Korsaks said."My next thoughts were I hope it's ok and manages to swim free."Sophie Milner told CNN she took video of the whale after seeing people gathered at the scene.Whale stuck at Richmond lock bridge! 🐳🙁 pic.twitter.
— Sophie Milner May 9, 2021 "We just saw a crowd of people looking at the whale. It was being looked after by some specialists by the time we got there," she said.Authorities expect fresh sightings of the whale on Monday, and will then assess how to help it.It is unusual, but not unprecedented, for whales to enter the Thames and require rescuing.In 2018, a Beluga whale was found in the river.
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