Pawleys Island beachgoers help whale stuck on sandbar after giving birth

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WMBF) —

Beachgoers in the Pawleys Island became saviors to a whale after it got stuck on a sandbar Thursday.

That happened shortly after it gave birth, according to one woman who saw it all happen.

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Phebe Armas told WMBF News that she and her family were in front of their house near the Sea View Inn when they saw people heading toward the whale.

“She had just given birth, and there was a lot of blood in the water,” she said.

There was added concern with blacktip sharks also swimming about, but the newly born calf was able to swim away.

The mother whale, however, got herself stuck on a small sandbar.

As the mother’s pod watched on, Armas said people came and helped roll her back out to sea.

She also said the mother whale and the rest of the pod stayed around for a little while longer, breaching before swimming away.

“She swam off and seemingly all was well,” Armas said.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/pawley...birth/37113022