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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

Shetland community helps return washed up minke whale to sea

The minke whale washed up on a beach in Shetland on Wednesday morning

A MINKE whale has made its way back out to sea after washing up on a beach in Shetland thanks to the efforts of the community in Levenwick.

Around 7am on Wednesday morning, Karen Hall, a marine mammal adviser for NatureScot based in the area, received a call about a whale having washed up on the beach. 

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