Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at around 8.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) sent members from across the UK after the alarm was raised on Thursday.

Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale that had become entangled in rope at a Skye fish farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote site in the north of the island on Thursday morning.

A humpback whale has been successfully freed after becoming entangled in rope at a salmon farm off the Isle of Skye for 28 hours. The marine mammal was discovered at Invertote salmon farm early Thursday morning,