Alaskans band together to save beached killer whale

A group of Alaskans banded together this week to save a killer whale that had washed up onto the rocky coastline of Prince of Wales Island, near British Columbia.

Calls to the US Coast Guard began coming in early morning on Thursday that an orca had beached itself.

Authorities gave the crew of a passing yacht, the M/V Steadfast permission to splash sea water over the whale and ward off animals until officials could arrive.