A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” who gained notoriety for wearing a harness that sparked rumors of espionage, has been discovered dead in southern Norway. The whale's carcass was found floating at Risavika Bay by a father and son who were fishing in the area.
The beluga, measuring 4.2 meters in length and weighing 1,225 kilograms, was affectionately named by combining the Norwegian word for whale, 'hval,' and Russian President Putin’s first name, Vladimir. The animal was first sighted near the northern island of Ingøya in April 2019, wearing a harness with what appeared to be a mount for a small camera and a buckle marked with the text “Equipment St. Petersburg.”
