Over a dozen orcas were spotted struggling for air after getting trapped in ice sheets off northern Japan

• A group of 13 orcas was stuck between sheets of ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
• "They seemed to have difficulty breathing," said an employee of a local wildlife organization.
• Local officials said another group of orcas had died when a similar incident took place in 2005.

Over a dozen orcas were stranded between ice sheets off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.