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Whale is beached for second time Rescuers put down beached whale
(about 3 hours later)
A young whale which swam back to sea after several hours stranded on a north Wales beach has become beached again. A young whale which had become stranded on a north Wales beach has been put down by a rescue team.
The mammal, thought to be a minke whale, had first become stranded between Criccieth and Pwllheli on Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers were hopeful that the mammal, thought to be a minke whale, would survive after it swam back to sea after being stranded for several hours.
After more than two hours and a major rescue effort the three metre long animal swam out on the high tide. But it became beached again between Criccieth and Pwllheli.
But Tony Woodley from the charity British Dive Marine Life Rescue said it had again been washed up on the beach. Tony Woodley from the charity British Dive Marine Life Rescue said it would be secured overnight and a post-mortem examination held on Wednesday.
Coastguards also said the animal had become wedged on the beach. The mammal was first spotted at about 1500 GMT on Tuesday high up on the beach.
Mr Woodley said several of the charity's volunteers has remained on the beach when the animal first managed to free itself, and it had now returned. 'Slim chance'
Deteriorate quickly After more than two hours and a major rescue effort, the three-metre long animal swam out on the high tide.
He said the chances of the whale's survival, which he suggested could be as young as a year old, were now "extremely slim". But later reports revealed it had become washed up on the beach for a second time.
The mammal was first spotted around 1500 GMT high up on the beach and having been out of the water for several hours would have suffered serious and internal damage, said Mr Woodley. Earlier, Mr Woodley said the chances of survival of the whale, which he suggested could be as young as one year old, were "extremely slim".
"We have found out a lot since the Thames whale and that fact they deteriorate very quickly when they are not supported by water." He said that being out of the water for several hours would have caused serious and internal damage for the whale.
He said RSPCA officers were also at the scene and the situation was likely to develop during the night. "They deteriorate very quickly when they are not supported by water," he said.
The animal had probably become separated from its mother and become disorientated and hungry before landing up on the beach, he said. The animal had probably become separated from its mother and become disorientated and hungry before landing up on the beach, he added.
Earlier, coastguards sent a team to find the animal after receiving a report at around 1740 GMT that the animal had been stranded on the coast at Afon Wen.
'Myfanwy''Myfanwy'
Earlier, coastguards sent a team to find the animal after receiving a report at around 1740 GMT that the animal had been stranded on the coast at Afon Wen.
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."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 not doubled back and there were no sightings. " Holyhead coastguard said the whale had been nicknamed Myfanwy.
Holyhead coastguard said the whale had already been nicknamed "Myfanwy".