Locals race to save humpback whale washed up on Argentine beach
Locals joined forces with state rescue teams to save a humpback whale that had washed up on a beach on Argentina's Atlantic coast.
The footage, captured on April 8 in the resort city of Mar de Plata, shows people trying to keep the whale alive by pouring water on top of it as a massive crowd gathers.
Meanwhile, other people can be seen tying bands around the body of the whale to later tow it into deep sea waters.
According to , the six-ton whale had washed ashore on Saturday (April 7) and rescue efforts have continued since.
At the time of writing, the whale remains beached.