(CNN) Rescue operations are underway to free a whale stranded in the River Thames in London, the Port of London Authority said. ET (7 p.m. local time) Sunday stuck near Richmond Lock on the River Thames, a port spokesperson told CNN. Marine mammal experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue have arrived on the scene and are working to free the whale. Marine experts and emergency workers are trying to free the whale. The experts have been joined by authorities from Port of London Authority, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the London Fire Brigade, the spokesperson said.

Source: CNN May 10, 2021 00:22 UTC