Rescuers in Russia had to scramble to break up shallow sea ice so the orcas could breathe and reach deeper water.
Four killer whales had to be rescued after getting trapped in shallow sea ice off the coast of eastern Russia.
Footage of the dramatic rescue last week that was posted to YouTube on Monday shows crews from the Russian Emergencies Ministry working to break up and move chunks of ice to free up space for the orcas.
One of the killer whales had been severely weakened and was at risk of drowning because it was stuck with its breathing hole under water.
It later "came alive" after rescuers moved the whale into deeper water and carefully turned it right side up, the Russian ministry said in a statement.
After several hours of moving ice floes to create more open water, three of the smaller killer whales were able to make it out.
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