BERLIN: A humpback whale stranded on a sandbank off Germany’s Baltic coast has freed itself and was heading back out to sea on Sunday but was still at risk, authorities said. The 13.5-meter (44-foot) long mammal spent six days struggling on sandbanks in Lubeck bay and vets had feared for its health as the ordeal went on. It freed itself from a first sandbank on Friday, after a mechanical digger set up an escape route, but became trapped again on another.

The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the shallow waters of Lübeck Bay and into the wider sea.

Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper waters

BERLIN: A humpback whale stranded on a sandbank off Germany’s Baltic coast has freed itself and was heading back out to sea on Sunday but was still at risk, authorities said. The…

Weak and sick mammal has twice become stuck on a sandbank, with news of the rescue efforts captivating the German public