Small whale gets stuck at lock on Thames in south-west London

[turbinetree]

Rescuers are working to free what is believed to be a 3-4 metre-long minke whale trapped in Richmond lock

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A small whale has been stranded along the River Thames in south-west London.

Hundreds gathered at Richmond lock and weir on Sunday evening after the creature, believed to be a minke whale, became stuck.

Videos showed it being hosed down while a vet performed a check-up at the river’s edge, before the Royal National Lifeboat Institute arrived at the scene to cheers at about 9pm.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/09/small-whale-gets-stuck-at-lock-on-thames-in-south-west-london

[Bayard]

1. Hope this works

A whale in London???

[blogslug]

2. The whale has been freed and is under observation

The Guardian story has been updated