"The animal was first noticed on Monday, but the first attempt to free it was unsuccessful. Efforts on Thursday to dig a channel with heavy machinery finally worked and the whale was able to return to the sea overnight."
"The team of rescuers tried to encourage the animal to keep going with lots of noise, to which the whale reportedly responded with its own humming noise."
"Marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann told local media that the humpback had 'gathered its strength' overnight and 'freed itself by its own efforts.'"
"On Friday morning, German media reported that the whale had been spotted swimming out in the Bay of Lubeck, to the south of Denmark."
A humpback whale stranded on Timmendorfer Strand in Germany was freed after several days of rescue attempts. The whale, measuring 12 to 15 meters long, was first noticed on Monday. Initial rescue efforts were unsuccessful, but by Thursday, a channel was dug with heavy machinery, allowing the whale to begin moving. Rescuers used noise to encourage the whale, which responded with humming. By Friday morning, the whale was spotted swimming in the Bay of Lubeck, having freed itself overnight.
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