<p>Soldiers from the New Zealand Army helped rescued an orca stranded on a beach near Blenheim on Monday, November 13.</p><p>The juvenile whale was spotted on Marfells Beach on Sunday. Soldiers, along with rescuers from charity Project jonah and the Department of Conservation, staged a successful attempt to refloat the cetacean at high tide on Monday. The NZ Herald</a> reported the whale was able to swim away after it was moved to deeper water using a trench and pontoons. Credit: New Zealand Army via Storyful</p><br />
