Wildlife experts have managed to free a Minke whale which stranded on Levenwick Beach.
NatureScot recieved the call at 07:30a following reports of a dead whale, but upon arrival found that the animal was still breathing.
Marine mammal specialists and a group of Levenwick locals managed to slide the whale back into the water using a tarpaulin, and helped it out of the shallows.
NatureScot’s Karen Hall said it was a huge community effort.
