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Body of 300-kilo whale found on Quang Tri beach

A 300-kilo whale has been found dead on a beach in the central province of Quang Tri's Vinh Thai Commune.

Body of 300-kilo whale found on Quang Tri beach - 1

A 300-kilo whale is found dead on a beach in the central province of Quang Tri on January 13. Photo by PLO

According to the Vinh Thai Commune People's Committee, the four-metre-long and 300-kilo whale body was found on a local beach by some fishermen at 7 pm on January 13.

"The whale might have died several days earlier, and the body is decomposing," the committee said.

Following local tradition, the authorities have brought the body to a whale cemetery for burial.

Source: Dtinews
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