Stranded whale freed on Vic coast

Rescue workers have asked boats to stay clear of a Southern Right Whale stranded in Lakes Entrance. Source: AAP

RESCUERS have helped to free a southern right whale that was stranded in shallow water in eastern Victoria.

The whale, an adolescent about 12 metres long, was first sighted on Friday morning by a charter boat operator in shallow waters west of Lakes Entrance, about 320 kilometres east of Melbourne.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) led a frantic effort to free the whale, with teams of boats sheltering the mammal, and a firefighting boat spraying it with water.

By Saturday evening, the whale had begun to swim out towards the ocean, a DEPI spokeswoman told AAP.

"But it's struggling to swim against the incoming tide and is still about 200 metres from the opening out to the ocean," she said.

She said crews will search for the whale on Sunday morning to ensure it was able to return to sea.

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