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Pod of whales stranded along south Florida beach

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    Volunteers attempt to save marine mammals

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It seemed like an endless march for volunteers as they tried to Save the Whales can get enough water hundreds of volunteers came out to -- whales and pour water in hopes that the 22 pilot whales who washed ashore in Fort Pierce this morning with live.

It's terrible.

You know it's very very frustrating at that among the group of volunteers at Avalon beach were husband and wife team missy and -- to get this this is passionate about marine mammals and has rescued beached pilot whales before in the keys.

The couple got to work on the whales when they were found trapped along the beach this morning.

We're getting crushed by the waves and they kept getting turned sideways -- blow holes -- -- cover with water there were literally drowning because.

-- -- mammals the need oxygen to survive.

Each mammal experts -- -- the smallest whales for treatment at harbor branch marine mammal research and conservation.

Those whales were said to be the most likely to recover people who had never seen a whale of -- wild helped get the mammals to safety on an independent.

Helped carry one of the last.

Wales to the there was for the -- and they took them to Barbara --