Orca beached on Vancouver Island dies despite life-saving efforts
A female killer whale that beached in northern Vancouver Island died Saturday morning despite efforts by the community to push the mammal back into the water.
![Orca beached on Vancouver Island dies despite life-saving efforts](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7153883.1711245615!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/beached-orca.jpg)
![Florence Bruce along with local community members tried to push the beached orca back into the water for over two hours but couldn't save it. A woman in an inlet with a beached orca lying dead.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7153883.1711245615!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/beached-orca.jpg)
A female killer whale that beached in northern Vancouver Island died Saturday morning despite efforts by the community to push the mammal back into the water.