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Rescuers are back on the scene at Farewell Spit, after 28 whales restranded themselves. Department of Conservation spokeswoman Trish Grant said DOC rangers and about 50 volunteers started searching for the whales at first light, and found the pod of surviving 28 whales about 7am. As they did the day before, volunteers formed a human chain to walk the whales out to deeper water on Tuesday morning – keeping them together as a group to improve their chances of reorienting themselves.
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The whales were looking fatigued when rescuers arrived on Tuesday morning, with some not surviving. At about 10.30am the volunteers were recalled to the shore to have a rest, after getting the pod out to water which was about chest to neck deep.