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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn't safe yet

APTOPIX Germany Whale Rescue - (DPA)

A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany has swum free from a sandbank overnight after a last-ditch rescue effort. But it isn't out of danger yet.

An excavator spent Thursday digging an escape channel. The whale then swam through it overnight, marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann said Friday, German news agency dpa reported.

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