Whale that was rescued after stranded in Germany found dead in Denmark
Authorities say a GPS transmitter confirmed the whale was Timmy, after a rescue attempt that cost about €1.5 million.
- A humpback whale known as Timmy was found dead off the Danish island of Anholt on Thursday. Division head Jane Hansen of the Danish Nature Agency confirmed the carcass matched the animal from previous German rescue attempts.
- After initial strandings near Luebeck on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, rescuers released the whale into the North Sea off Denmark. The animal had previously become stuck on sandbanks several times.
- Entrepreneurs Karin Walter-Mommert and Walter Gunz financed the rescue at an estimated cost of £1.5 million. Some experts criticized the private plan, arguing it would only cause the animal more distress.
- The Danish Environmental Protection Agency stressed that the public should keep a safe distance from the carcass. The agency warned of a "risk of explosion" due to gas buildup from decomposition.
- Conditions today made it possible to retrieve the tracking device fastened to the whale's back. Hansen added that there are currently no plans to remove the carcass or perform a necropsy.
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Timmy, the stranded humpback whale, found dead off Danish coast
Timmy, the young humpback whale who was stranded for weeks in shallow waters, has been found dead just off Denmark’s coast, according to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, just weeks after a controversial rescue effort set him free.
The dead whale in front of the Danish island Anholt is the humpback whale known as "Timmy", previously stranded in the Baltic Sea. An appropriate tracker was found on the animal, as the Ministry of the Environment in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Danish Environmental Agency reported.
The humpback whale, known as Timmy or Hope, was killed — his body was found off the coast of Denmark, reporting to Der Spiegel with reference to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
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