Humpback Whale Carcass Removed from Beach on Danish Island of Anholt
The body of a humpback whale that had been stranded in the Baltic Sea since March was pulled onto a beach on Anholt, Denmark, on May 30. An autopsy is scheduled for next week.
news24.comThe carcass of a humpback whale was dragged onto a beach on the Danish island of Anholt on May 30, 2026, after two weeks in shallow waters. The whale had been found dead on May 14, stranded just off Anholt in the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden. It was first spotted off the German coast on March 3 and gained the nicknames “Timmy” and “Hope” in German media.
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German outlets sent push alerts and maintained live blogs tracking the animal’s condition throughout its time in the Baltic Sea. A rescue effort that drew public attention ended on May 2 when the whale was moved toward the North Sea aboard a barge in an attempt to return it to the Atlantic Ocean.
Danish news outlet News5 published a livestream on May 30 showing the carcass being pulled onto the shoreline by a cable attached to a truck on the beach.
The Baltic Sea is far from the whale’s natural habitat, and experts said it may have lost its way while following a shoal of herring or during migration. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency said the carcass will be examined next week to determine the cause of death.
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