Two long-finned pilot whales beached themselves on October 25 near Point May, Newfoundland. The small community sprang to their rescue. 

Town councillor Matt Lamkin led the rescue efforts. 

To the rescue!

“The whales got stranded on the beach right next to my house. I went down to investigate with my kids. We could see they were in pretty dire straits,” he said.

“We suspected that the whales got confused. You could see that the whales were in distress. But they were still very much alive.”