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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Crowd cheers on stranded whale Timmy as mammal guided onto barge in rescue operation

Watch as a crowd cheers on a stranded humpback whale as the mammal is guided onto a water-filled barge designed to help transport him home.

Timmy, named after Timmendorfer beach in Germany, is thought to have lost his way last month, after he was spotted in low-saline waters which whales usually avoid.

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