This is the incredible moment dozens of beachgoers rescued a 26ft long endangered whale that was stranded in shallow waters. <br /><br />The enormous 20-tonne Bryde's whale was seen by fisherman thrashing around in the shallow waters on the coast Ozamiz City, in southern Philippines on October 31.<br /><br />They called for help and dozens of locals ran through the sea to help the distressed mammal. <br /><br />Incredible footage shows residents desperately trying for several minutes to free the creature, which had become disorientated due to climate change according to marine experts.<br /><br />They eventually summoned enough power to push the whale along the seabed, giving it just enough water under its belly for it to glide away into the depths. <br /><br />Onlooker Maria Bustillo who watched the rescue said: ''Everybody wanted to help. I remember the men running over like the TV show Baywatch. It was a beautiful moment when the whale went back to the sea.''<br /><br />Bryde's whales are critically endangered in some parts of the world and they have been extensively targeted by Japanese whalers - particularly off the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines.<br /><br />Virginia Valde, Senior Aqua-culturist in the Provincial Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture, said: ''It is possible that the whale became lost due to changes in the climate of the sea.''
