"Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape."
"Marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann said the whale 'gathered its forces' and 'freed itself using its own strength'."
"Experts from the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd also warned that the whale is suffering from a skin disease."
"'Now we just have to hope that it finds its way out,' state premier Daniel Guenther said on local radio, thanking the rescue volunteers."
A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast has successfully freed itself and is now swimming into deeper waters. Rescuers had been working intensively to help the whale escape from shallow waters near Niendorf. They used boats and excavators to create a channel for the whale. Marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann confirmed the whale's self-rescue but warned it is still very ill and faces challenges ahead. Experts are escorting the whale, hoping it will navigate back to the North Sea and eventually reach the Atlantic Ocean.
Read at The Local Germany
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