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| Beached whale swims free in waves | Beached whale swims free in waves |
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| A young whale which had become stranded on a north Wales beach has managed to free itself. | A young whale which had become stranded on a north Wales beach has managed to free itself. |
| A rising tide enabled the three metre minke whale to swim away just before 2000 GMT on Tuesday. | A rising tide enabled the three metre minke whale to swim away just before 2000 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The animal had been stranded on a beach Between Criccieth and Pwllheli in Gwynedd for two and a half hours. | The animal had been stranded on a beach Between Criccieth and Pwllheli in Gwynedd for two and a half hours. |
| Coastguards sent a team to find the animal after receiving a report at around 1740 that the animal had been stranded on the coast at Afon Wen. | Coastguards sent a team to find the animal after receiving a report at around 1740 that the animal had been stranded on the coast at Afon Wen. |
| Onlookers suggested the animal could be a youngster separated from its mother. | Onlookers suggested the animal could be a youngster separated from its mother. |
| An RSPCA officer was on the way to the scene before the whale which was lying half in water on the beach managed to swim away on the waves. | An RSPCA officer was on the way to the scene before the whale which was lying half in water on the beach managed to swim away on the waves. |
| It is unknown why or how the whale became beached or if it was ill.. | It is unknown why or how the whale became beached or if it was ill.. |
| The RSPCA and British Dive Marine Life Rescue - the organisation which assisted the whale that swam up the River Thames last year - were expected to examine the animal at the beach.. | The RSPCA and British Dive Marine Life Rescue - the organisation which assisted the whale that swam up the River Thames last year - were expected to examine the animal at the beach.. |
| Coastguards had helped to keep the whale upright in the water. | Coastguards had helped to keep the whale upright in the water. |
| "The people on the scene managed to get it to turn around and it swam off,"a spokesman said. | |
| "After it went, the lifeboat did a sweep of the area to check it had notdoubled back and there were no sightings. " | |
| Holyhead coastguard said the whale had already been nicknamed "Myfanwy". | Holyhead coastguard said the whale had already been nicknamed "Myfanwy". |