Mumbai, June 28 -- A 26 feet baby humpback whale was found stranded between the rocks near Mumbai's Otters Club, close to the Bandra-Versova Sea Link, officials said here today.
The whale was later declared dead.
After the whale was spotted, teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade and the Bandra-Versova Sea Link project carried out a coordinated rescue operation.
Using a crane, they carefully lifted the carcass from the rocky shoreline before transporting it for burial.
A team of Forest Department also examined the baby humpback whale to determine its species and establish the circumstances that led to it washing ashore.
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