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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Barker

Humpback whale found on beach died after entanglement in creel lines, tests show

A humpback whale which washed up at a Scottish nature reserve died after becoming tangled in creel lines, tests have suggested.

The juvenile female was found dead on a sand bank at Loch Fleet nature reserve, which is about 45 miles north of Inverness on the Sutherland coast.

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