Residents on the Burin Peninsula pulled together to save two pilot whales that got stuck on the beach in Point May (via Matt Lamkin/Facebook)
A dramatic rescue played out on the Burin Peninsula on the weekend after two pilot whales became stranded on the beach at Point May.
Residents came out in numbers to help the creatures, even employing a back hoe to dig a channel to get the stranded animals back into the water.
One of two pilot whales beached at Point May, October 25, 2026
As of yesterday, the whales were back in the water and had swum away.
VOCM News has reached out to DFO for an update.