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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Whale dies days after video shows it being stroked by swimmers near beach

Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia/ Facebook

A huge sperm whale beached on a Rockingham sandbar over the weekend died on Tuesday despite efforts to save it.

The whale was more than 15 metres long and weighed more than 30 tonnes, according to reports.

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