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Whale dies during rescue of Thames bottlenose in London crowd scene
A 20 foot Northern bottlenose whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday while rescuers used a rusting salvage barge to move it toward the North Sea. The animal, dehydrated and stressed, suffered convulsions as hundreds watched from Albert Bridge and along the riverbank. A necropsy will determine cause of death.
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London
River Thames
North Sea
Royal Society For the Prevention of
Thames
RSPCA
Leila Sadler
Sadler
Albert Bridge
Crossness
Margate
Tony Woodley
British
Divers Marine Life Rescue Group
Woodley
Houses of Parliament