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Whale rescue at Macquarie Harbour near Strahan begins, with about one-third confirmed dead

Luke Sayer
Updated September 22 2020 - 8:42am, first published 8:19am
Whales stranded at Macquarie Harbour near Strahan. Pictures: Brodie Weeding

A rescue effort for one of Tasmania's biggest mass whale strandings is underway on Tuesday morning, but about one third of the 270 have been confirmed dead.

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Luke Sayer

Luke Sayer became the editor of The Advocate Newspaper in mid-2017, after beginning his media career in the late 1980s. He is passionate about sharing the best regional news from North-West Tasmania and what matters from around the nation and world. He's been known to throw himself around a hockey field and jump in a surf boat, and loves to spend time with his kids and grandkids.

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