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Incredible scenes in Tasmania as hundreds of pilot whales remain stuck on remote sandbars

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Authorities are set to launch an early morning rescue mission to save some 270 whales stranded off Tasmania's remote west coast. About 25 of the pilot whales are believed to have already died after the large pod were reported stuck on Monday morning.
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Incredible scenes in Tasmania as hundreds of pilot whales remain stuck on remote sandbars | SBS News