Courtesy of ABC:
The killer whales trapped under ice near a remote Quebec village reached safety today after the floes shifted on Hudson Bay, according to the mayor’s office in Inukjuak.
Water opened up around the area where the orcas had been coming up for air and the winds seemed to have shifted overnight, creating a passageway to the open water six miles away.
“Two men were sent to check on the whales around 8 a.m., and they found that a passage of water had been created, all of the way to the open sea,” Johnny Williams, the town manager, told ABCNews.com. “The wind from the north shifted yesterday.
“This is great news,” Williams said.
He said the local residents are rejoicing now that they’ve learned the news.
[H/T to Forty Watt]
Yay!!!!!Safety for the whales. Thanks Irishgirl. A fireman just rescued a deer that fell thru some ice here. He got out but couldn’t stand u[p and almost slipped back into the water. He went out a lassoed his rack and pulled him back to shore. He was so tired. Hopefully he will stay off the ice now!
That’s great! We’ll save the world yet!
I just love happy endings. I’ll let you do the work and cheer you on!!! You’re doing a great job. Now if we could just put a sheet over the Palins!!! To keep the dust off the pile of bones and we never have to see her or hear that voice again!
Yay!!!