Watch: 'It's horrible': Fears over fate of dozens of pilot whales stranded in Wairarapa

Warning: Some readers may find the video in this story upsetting.A rescue team says the last alive pilot whales stranded on the south coast of Wairarapa have died.About 50 pilot whales were found trapped amongst rocks of the Ngawi coastline on Thursday morning.Project Jonah manager Louisa Hawkes said four whales who were found alive didn't make it in the end, including two whales which crews managed to get back in the water.RNZ understood the Department of Conservation and local iwi would name the whales and give karakia on Thursday evening.Earlier on Thursday afternoon, two pilot whales were successfully refloated.DOC Wairarapa acting operations manager Ariana Hawira said staff worked with local iwi and whale rescue group Project Jonah to manage the situation.She said approximately 20 pilot whales were on the beach, with two now refloated.Ngawi local Rob Bargh said it was tragic sight, with few of the animals still alive."It's horrible. The ones that are alive are on their last breaths."Fisherman Andrew Sim said he'd witnessed whale strandings before, but had never seen pilot whales come ashore in his more than four decades on the coast.He said there was a group of people trying to keep the handful of pilot whales still alive wet and cool, but believed most of the pod had succumbed to their injuries.Rob Bargh"Nobody's happy about it. Very sad," he said."It's most strange that they've come in here, there's just no reason for it to be honest. Just bad luck, I don't know."It obviously happened in the middle of the night."Project Jonah says at least 20 pilot whales have stranded.Andrew SimIn a post online earlier on Thursday, whale rescue group Project Jonah said at least 20 had stranded. Four pilot whales were alive and health assessments were underway, it said."Preparations are being made for a refloat on this afternoon's high tide if appropriate."Project Jonah medics have been mobilised and we are working with Department of Conservation [DOC] staff and local iwi."