Dozens of the mammals were discovered at Traigh Mhor in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis, at around 7am on Sunday, however it soon emerged that only 15 were still alive.
Only one pilot whale survived out of the 55 beached on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland on Sunday. It was the largest mass stranding in the region in over a decade.
A pod of pilot whales were caught in a mass stranding on Traigh Mhor beach on the Isle of Lewis this morning, sparking desperate attempts by rescuers to help them back into the water