The killer whale stranded in the Seine for several weeks is dead.
Sea Shepherd France announced it on Twitter on Monday.
"We unfortunately found the body of the orca this morning at 11:48 am
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writes the NGO, which claims to stay with the remains to "prevent his body from being hit by a ship" and wait for "the team mobilized by the State to recover it".
Unfortunately, we found the body of the orca this morning at 11:48.
We are currently with her to prevent her body from being hit by a ship, which would compromise the autopsy.
We are waiting for the team mobilized by the State to recover it.
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— Sea Shepherd France (@SeaShepherdFran) May 30, 2022
The Seine-Maritime prefecture announced on Sunday that she was going to be euthanized after a failure of operations to guide the orca towards the sea using sound stimuli.
"The working group of experts unanimously concluded that the only possible solution is to euthanize the animal," the prefecture said on Sunday.
For several days, many experts and veterinarians specializing in wildlife as well as a drone piloted by the firefighters of Sdis (departmental fire and rescue service) had been mobilized to help the orca find the sea. The mammal was suffering from a very severe illness which is causing him "significant suffering".