Leila Sadler
Leila Sadler
effort tragic ultimately whale
It was a brave, valiant, but ultimately tragic effort to get the whale to safety.
animal series suffered
The animal suffered a series of convulsions at around 7 p.m. and died.
essential feeding internal risk sea water whale
It was already dehydrated, hadn't been feeding and being out of the water would have, in effect, shriveled the animal's internal organs. It was essential to try to take the whale out to sea on the barge, but there was always the risk this would happen.
risk
There was always the risk this would happen.