Humpback Whale Rescued from Sandbar at Wallis Lake

0:00It's April 14th, Sydney News, today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. A humpback whale spent 24 hours stranded on a sandbar at Wallace Lake Estuary along New South Wales mid-North Coast. Rescue teens finally got it free and swimming back toward open water today. SeaWorld experts drove all the way from a gold coast to team up with New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, ORRCA, and local marine. Rescue volunteers, they first tried scaring the whale forward from behind, but that flopped, so they switched to big straps under its pectoral fins hooked to a boat for. A successful tome, officials like NPWS, acting manager dud beckers, praised the whale's good health, and thanked boaters for staying clear during the op. They even mentioned possibly closing the forced or tongue-curry bridge, temporarily, since bridge traffic noise blocked a similar rescue back in 20. 21. Right now, the whale is free swimming with escort boats guiding it under the bridge toward

1:01the ocean, an exclusion zone keeps untrained folks and boats away to ensure everyone safe. Rescueers call it fantastic news, though they're still puzzled on why it entered the estuary. With pros on the case, the whales got the best shot at making it home smooth.