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Rescuers search for 80-foot whale entangled in fishing line

September 5, 2015 — CALIFORNIA — What’s blue, 80 feet long, weighs about 100 tons and is missing? A Southern California whale entangled in a fishing line.

Aircraft joined wildlife rescuers Saturday in the search for the slippery mammal in the waters off Catalina Island, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Read the full story at The New York Post

 

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