Blue whale dies stranded on Indonesian beach after rescue attempt fails

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  • 5 years ago
A stranded blue whale on Yapen Island has died after a rescue operation to remove it from the shore failed.

The 12-metre-long mammal was found stranded on November 4 with numerous injuries to several parts of your body.

This footage of the whale carcass was filmed on November 5.

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