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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Stranded sperm whale filmed with swimmers in Australia dies

A sperm whale filmed surrounded by swimmers "dangerously close" to shore in Australia has died.

Footage that went viral over the weekend showed swimmers stroking the huge mammal after it appeared in shallow waters off Leighton Beach, near Perth in western Australia.

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