northern quebec spotted 11 whales taking turns bathing and breathing through a small hole in the ice. they were trapped unape able to reach the open sea. the situation had similarities over several gray whales trapped in alaska in 1988. hollywood recently made a story of their rescue into a movie the big miracle. this time the whales apparently found freedom on their own. canada s globe and newspaper reports the whales were gone when people arrived at the site this morning. one local told the paper the whales likely found a path through that ice right out to the sea. a news chopper pilot became part of the story when he helped rescue a man who had fallen off his boat. it happened offer western australia. that pilot says he was on a routine flight when he spotted the boat spinning out of control. he saw the driver nearby struggling to stay afloat. the pilot tossed the guy a life jacket and phoned marine police. he hovered over the scene until the crews came to rescue the driver.