Stranded whale put down in Cornwall

August 14th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt  

Cornwall, Aug 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rare scene occurred at the beach of Cornwall when a 65 feet whale died. The whale was found by the beach walkers who while they were undertaking their activities. This was a rare incident because whales are commonly found at the deep end of the seas, not at the beach - where the waters are shallow.

They discovered that there must be something wrong with the whale. The beach walkers quickly informed the beach rescuers to come to the rescuer of the whale. The walkers managed to see that the whale was injured and they tried any means that would hurry up the rescuers.

On arrival, the rescuers said that there was no hope of re-floating the mammal because it was too much undernourished.

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said that the whale could not be saved in time. The whale was put down after a very staunch discussion regarding human resource. They concluded that it should be put down for the sake of human resources claiming that it died a natural death.

An estimation of 300 people gathered at the scene of the incident while a group of people tried all the means possible to pull and push the whale back into the sea. This particular whale is regarded as one of the largest animal in the world therefore; it was a loss for the world at large.

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