Launched whales into the sea ... Residents rescued Shizuoka Miho Beach September 18 16:03
On the morning of the 18th, a whale about 7 meters in length was found on the sandy beach of Miho Beach in Shizuoka City, and about 30 people, including firefighters and local residents, went out to rescue them.
The whale was found on the sandy beach of Miho Coast in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City. It was 9:30 am on the 18th and a man who passed nearby reported to the Shimizu Coast Guard that the whale was being launched.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, a whale with a body length of about 7 meters and a body diameter of about 1 meter 30 centimeters was alive on a sandy beach about 5 meters away from the beach of Miho Coast, and it is gradually becoming weaker. is.
About 30 people, including firefighters and residents who rushed to the scene, are rescued, put a sheet under the whale and scoop the sand, while pushing the body of the whale at the same time according to the call of fire department staff etc. to return to the sea I was trying.
A man in his twenties who participated in the rescue said, “The tail fins moved, so I worked with care not to get injured. I want you to return to the sea as soon as possible.”
According to Professor Hiroshi Oizumi of the Faculty of Oceanography at Tokai University, it seems to be a female red whale inhabiting Suruga Bay.