Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale entangled in ropes at a Skye salmon farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote site near Staffin in the north of the island on Thursday morning.

Rescuers worked 'tirelessly' to free the whale after it was found entangled on Thursday morning. A humpback whale that had become entangled at a fish farm on the Isle of Skye has been freed. A member of staff spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm near Rigg around 7am on Thursday.

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.