Overview
- Police removed a 58-year-old from the Baltic Sea after she twice tried to reach a stranded whale near Wismar, then began checks for hypothermia.
- A police spokeswoman said she had jumped from a ferry before officers intervened.
- Police said they are reviewing possible legal consequences for the swimmer.
- Media reports said she traveled from Munich and told Bild she is a climate and animal-rights activist seeking media attention to save the whale.
- Demonstrators at the site broke through a barrier and ran toward the shore, which drew further police focus on crowd control.