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| Dead fin whale washes up on Devon beach | |
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| A dead whale has washed up on the Devon coastline. | A dead whale has washed up on the Devon coastline. |
| The mammal's body was discovered on Red Rock beach near Dawlish Warren on Thursday morning. | |
| Coastguards had been tracking the 30ft (9.1m) whale as it drifted down the coast, after it was mistaken for an upturned boat. | |
| Initially thought to be a sperm whale, it has since been confirmed as a fin whale by Rob Deaville of the Zoological Society of London. | |
| Teignbridge Council, which has begun work to remove the whale, has advised members of the public not to approach the badly-decomposed carcass. | Teignbridge Council, which has begun work to remove the whale, has advised members of the public not to approach the badly-decomposed carcass. |
| More on the washed up whale, and other Devon and Cornwall news | More on the washed up whale, and other Devon and Cornwall news |
| What happens now? | |
| The whale has been attracting a crowd throughout the day, with people describing it as a "magnificent beast" and saying it "deserved respect". | |
| "It's so beautiful", described one onlooker. "It's the closest I'm ever going to get to a whale, so I feel very, very sad." |