More than 450 whales now stranded in Tasmania after rescuers discover pod of 200 dead

Second pod sighted by helicopter on Wednesday morning, making it the worst whale stranding in Tasmania’s history

Rescuers fighting to save a pod of 270 whales stranded in Tasmania’s west have discovered a further 200 whales about 10km away in the same harbour, which all appear to be dead.

The sighting was made by helicopter over Macquarie Harbour on Wednesday morning and brings the total number of dead long-finned pilot whales in the stranding to about 290.

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