Ice traps a dozen killer whales in northern Quebec, community pleads for help freeing them

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A small Inuit community on Hudson Bay is appealing for help after a dozen killer whales, one of which is bleeding, were trapped in nearby ice.

The whales were discovered by a hunter Tuesday, and are currently boxed into a small area near an opening in the ice. Inukjuak Mayor Peter Inukpuk said they are becoming agitated and panicked, at times attempting to come up to the surface all at once, gasping for air.

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