William Eichler 09 May 2023

Council removes 30-tonne whale from beach

Council removes 30-tonne whale from beach image
Image: Thongden Studio / Shutterstock.com.

The carcass of a 30-tonne whale has been removed from a beach in East Yorkshire, the local authority has confirmed.

The 17m long fin whale died last Tuesday after becoming stranded on Bridlington's South Beach.

A spokesperson for East Riding of Yorkshire Council has confirmed that the animal’s body was loaded onto a truck Friday evening and taken away.

The spokesperson said: ‘We’d like to say a big thank you to our contractors and our council staff for doing an absolutely outstanding job.

‘This was an incredibly challenging and difficult operation – the largest of its kind we’ve ever dealt with.

‘This was a really sad incident for all involved. The whale was about 17 metres long and weighed around 25-30 tonnes.’

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