A Fin whale which washed up on a UK beach had suffered a punctured lung after being hit by a ship, it has now been confirmed.
Police and Ocean authorities worked together to remove the carcass from the water's edge in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, on Friday as people flocked to the beach.
The juvenile Fin whale's cause of death has now been revealed in an update from British Divers Marine Life Rescue. Before the whale was removed from the beach the Big Blue Ocean Cleanup examined the body and confirmed it had been hit by a commercial ship whilst out at sea.
The impact caused a bone to puncture the animal's lungs, which lead to its death, Essex Live reports. Police, members of Tendring Council, coastguards and Teams from the ocean charity Big Blue
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