A killer whale calf sounded as if it was whining as it became stuck in shallow waters in Magadan, eastern Russia.

Fire and rescue services were called as the orca was spotted unable to move in the shallow water.

The rescue team waited for hours for the tide to come in and then managed to push the animal back into the sea where its family was waiting.

This footage was filmed on September 16.

On the morning of September 16, the Fire and Rescue Service received a message from an eyewitness that a killer whale cub was observed in shallow water in Gertner Bay, which was stuck on the shallows and could not go to sea on its own.

Rescuers, firefighters and volunteers arrived at the place of the call. Together, the killer whale was turned to the sea and watered for several hours, since the animal was only half in the water. After waiting for the tide and the rise in the water level, rescuers and residents of Magadan pushed the killer whale cub and helped him move off the shallow, after which the baby was able to go to sea on its own, where the family was waiting for him.

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