The floating carcass of a whale known as Timmy has been seen floating in the waters around Denmark, bringing a tragic end to a story the world has been following for weeks. But Timmy’s death wasn’t a peaceful one after millionaires and social media influencers ignored the advice of experts and took it upon themselves to try and help, ultimately making things much worse.
Timmy, a ten-meter-long Humpback whale calf, was first spotted a couple of months ago. The whale had beached itself on a sandbank in shallow waters on Timmendorfer beach. Dealing with a beached whale is tricky business and can often end terribly. The young whale’s health had severely deteriorated and, despite German officials’ best efforts, it was determined that there was nothing that could be done to rescue Timmy.
