Timmy the humpback whale found dead off Danish coast weeks after controversial rescue
Timmy, a humpback whale that became an international symbol after becoming stranded in German waters in March, was found dead on Friday near the Danish island of Anholt in the Kattegat Strait. Danish authorities confirmed the whale's identity on Saturday using a tracking device retrieved from its body. The whale had been released two weeks earlier following a €1.5 million rescue effort that was criticized as potentially harmful to the animal.
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