A remote Quebec fishing village has asked Canada's government to help free a dozen killer whales trapped in a vast stretch of ice inside Hudson Bay.
Locals in Inukjuak, 900 miles (1,500km) north of Montreal, say the whales are breathing through a hole in the ice.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it is sending a team on Thursday to evaluate the situation.
A hunter in the area first spotted the whales on Tuesday, a day after locals say the bay froze.
Dozens of villagers made the one-hour snowmobile ride on Tuesday to see the whales.'Panic'
"It appears from time to time that they panic," Mayor Peter Inukpuk told broadcaster CBC.
"Other times they are gone for a long time, probably looking for another open space, which they are not able to find."
Inukjuak's public safety officer told CTV's website that the whales should not even be in the area in January.
Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20966867
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