Tests to take place on corpse of beluga whale stranded in France's river Seine

Nearly 100 firefighters, vets and marine animal experts were involved in an operation to remove a beluga whale from the river Seine and return it to open sea. REUTERS - BENOIT TESSIER

Tests were underway on Thursday on the body of the beluga whale that was euthanised while being transported from the river Seine to the open sea.

The four-metre long mammal - which usually swims in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters - was spotted in the Seine some 70 kilometres from Paris on 2 August.