A dozen whales have died after they were stranded against a breakwater wall , while authorities hope to free five of the creatures who remain stuck . Early on Monday morning the Department of Parks and Wildlife were alerted to 22 long finned pilot whales who had become stranded in Bunbury , West Australia . Since then , 11 have died . Since then six have been rescued and 'herded out ' by some small boats , a Department of Parks and Wildlife ( DPAW ) spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia . However one of these whales has now become re-stranded . On Monday morning 22 long finned pilot whales were discovered stranded in Bunbury , West Australia . There are a number of other whales who still remain alive but stuck , with vets checking on the marine animals revealing they are in relatively good health considering the situation . These remaining whales are in slings , and the DPAW spokesperson said earlier on Monday they hoped the creatures can be moved by early afternoon local time . However one of the whales who was earlier released has become stuck again , and the same could happen with three others . 'This afternoon 's efforts have focussed on the rescue of four remaining whales that were stranded in the shallows , and they were pulled out to sea using a sling and boats , ' Department of Parks and Wildlife nature conservation leader Kim Williams said . 'Unfortunately one of these whales has re-stranded and is being taken out to deeper water again , while the other three are not swimming strongly and there is a chance they will also re-strand . 'There is another pod of 15 long-finned pilot whales that has been swimming in the area all day , and we are hoping the whales we released this afternoon will join them . 'We will continue our efforts to rescue the animals until nightfall , when it is no longer safe to do so , and we will re-assess the situation in the morning . ' Eleven of them have since died , and six have been herded back out to sea by small boats . Tragically , some of the long finned pilot whales who died also suffered serious injuries . The moving waves had been pushing them up against the break wall , injuring the creatures and spilling blood into the shallow water . Strandings along the coastline are not unheard of in the area , with the largest in West Australian occurring in 1996 . Of 320 long finned pilot whales became stuck in Dunsborough , about 78 kilometres south of Bunbury , all but 20 were rescued . A number of the creatures remain stranded but vets and authorities hold hopes for their survival .
22 long finned pilot whales have died in Bunbury , West Australia . A dozen of the marine animals were initially stranded on Monday morning . Six more whales have been dragged into deeper water and released . Some still remain stranded but authorities hope to release them soon .