Whale makes a splash in Yamba rivermouth
A WAYWARD whale has taken the scenic route on its migration with a quick pit-stop in the Clarence River this morning.
Yamba/ Iluka Marine Rescue radio operator Bob Isles was on duty when he saw the humpback rolling around about 200m past the bar.
Luckily, the huge mammal caused no issues for boats trying to get in or out.
"I only saw him there for about 15 minutes, he just played around for a bit and obviously just headed out to sea.
"It's quite unusual - it's the first time I've seen it and I've worked with Marine rescue for seven years."
Whale-watching provider Reel Time Charters owner Dave Gadden said one of his boats got the message, but by the time they head over it had disappeared.
"hey're heading south now and starting to build numbers," he said.
"It happens a lot on the way back we'll probably end up with about ten of them around the river before the season is out, but unless you've a really good camera they're hard to et a photo of."
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