10 sperm whales die after stranding on Yorkshire coast
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from on (#5C1Q2)
Rescuers unable to shepherd whales back out to sea due to rough conditions and their size
A pod of 10 sperm whales have died on the east Yorkshire coast in what is thought to be the biggest mass stranding of the cetacean in England since records began in 1913.
A rescue operation was launched after the group of juvenile mammals was spotted in shallow water between Tunstall and Withernsea at around 8.30am on Christmas Eve.
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