Dead humpback whale off Denmark is 'Timmy'
Key takeaways
- Divers have confirmed that a dead humpback whale spotted off Denmark is the same creature that spent weeks beached off Germany's Baltic coast.
- Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed the news on Saturday.
- The likelihood that the whale was the stricken humpback that was severely ailing by the time it was towed from the German coastline already seemed high.
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Divers have confirmed that a dead humpback whale spotted off Denmark is the same creature that spent weeks beached off Germany's Baltic coast. It comes two weeks after a contentious rescue operation.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dr K1Given that the whale was a similar humpback, found close to where it was released, the chances it was 'Timmy' seemed very high from the outset Image: Marcus Golejewski/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Divers have been able to confirm that the deceased humpback whale spotted off the Danish coast is the creature that came to be nicknamed "Timmy" as it spent more than a month stranded off the northern German coastline in the Baltic Sea.
Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed the news on Saturday.