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Beached humpback whale gets new lease of life after 28-hour rescue operation

A group of over 30 rescuers selflessly worked round-the-clock to get the humpback whale back into the waters off the Argentinian coast

Who doesn't love second chances? And if you're a stranded humpback whale on a beach, you'd be more than grateful for the new lease of life. A massive rescue operation that lasted an exhausting 28 hours saw people come together and help a humpback whale that marooned itself on an Argentinian beach return to the ocean. 

Beached 200 miles south of Buenos Aires on a stretch of beach in Mar del Tuyu, the huge humpback whale was nearly on the brink of death and in desperate need of life-saving assistance. Fortunately, a group of selfless rescuers decided to give the mammal a helping hand. More than 30 rescuers from Mundo Marino worked for 28 hours as they manually dug around the seven-tonne mammal in the hope of securing ropes around its fins and encourage it back out to sea.