Overview
- Danish officials, who retrieved the GPS tag Saturday, confirmed the carcass near Anholt is the same whale rescued in Germany.
- Authorities urged people to keep away from the body because it may carry diseases and can burst as gases build up during decay.
- After German agencies halted efforts in April, donors Karin Walter-Mommert and Walter Gunz funded a barge tow that carried the weakened whale into the North Sea in early May.
- The operation cost about £1.3 million and drew protests, livestreams, and criticism from experts who warned the animal was unlikely to survive.
- Officials said there are no current plans to remove the carcass or perform a necropsy, and the cause of death remains undetermined.