The rescue efforts for the stranded humpback whale Timmy were abandoned at the start of April, but public outcry led authorities to approve a privately financed plan proposed by two entrepreneurs. The whale was confirmed as Timmy, the humpback whale that had been released as part of a rescue mission.
Ghouls have been spotted climbing on the carcass of Timmy the Whale to take selfies following an unsuccessful £1.3million rescue operation. A dead humpback whale, confirmed as Timmy, was spotted off the small island of Anholt, which had likely been dead for some time.
The whale was released on May 2 after being transported in a water-filled barge by rescuers, but it didn't survive the transition to deep water. Activists staged protests, while influencers debated the best way to help it. Two wealthy entrepreneurs, Karin Walter-Mommert and Walter Gunz, stepped in to finance the rescue, whose cost was estimated at £1.3million. The dead whale was confirmed as Timmy, the humpback whale that had been released as part of a rescue mission.
The whale was first spotted off the German coast on March 3 and swam into the Baltic Sea, which is far from its habitat and to which it was not suited. The rescue efforts, which cost £1.3million, were abandoned at the start of April, but public outcry led authorities to approve a privately financed plan proposed by two entrepreneurs
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