Officials said they believe the killer whales were able to free themselves from the drift ice as gaps between them grew. “We believe they were able to escape safely,” Shirayanagi said.

Watch: Orcas trapped in drift ice off the coast of Japan A pod ... "We believe they were able to escape safely," a local official in the seaside town of Rausu said. They speculated that the ...

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A pod of around a dozen killer whales trapped by drift ice in waters off Japan's ... "We believe they were able to escape safely," a local official in the seaside town of Rausu said.