Police drag humpback whale out to sea

Rescuing a stranded humpback whale was all in a day's work for police officers in China.

It took five hours of special care, including constant water baths, to keep the whale alive.

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The sea mammal measured more than 20 feet in length, with a wingspan nearly as wide.

Experts think it was five or six years old.

As the high tide started coming in, the police were able to drag the whale to a boat. And from there, the whale was returned to the sea.