Over 50 pilot whales dead after mass stranding off Scottish coast

• Over 50 pilot whales washed ashore on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, resulting in a mass death event.
• Initially 55 whales were reported stranded, but only around 15 were still alive when rescuers arrived.
• Attempts were made to refloat some of the whales, but ultimately all except one perished.
• The cause of the stranding is still under investigation, but birthing complications may have led the pod to follow a female onto shore.
• This incident is considered to be the largest mass whale stranding in Scotland in recent decades.

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