At least 10 pilot whales have washed up dead after becoming beached when the tide came in on western Iceland's Álftafjördur.<br /><br />Distressing footage from September 13 shows the partially submerged animals lifeless in the water as their fins protruded the surface.<br /><br />It was concluded that the pod of whales were in a fjord and became beached due to the tide, rendering the mammals trapped. <br /><br />Two of the whales survived the ordeal.<br /><br />Pilot whales are known for hunting in shallow waters and it isn't unique for them to be trapped in low tides.
