Overview
- Rescuers from Fundación Temaikèn, Prefectura Naval Argentina and Fundación Cethus worked for more than two days to keep the animal alive and use rising tides to refloat it.
- The whale, which was found on Friday, July 24, was a sei (Balaenoptera borealis) of about seven meters that became stuck on a sandbank at Bajos del Temor, San Isidro.
- Teams kept the animal's skin wet and monitored its condition because bearing full body weight on the belly can crush organs and cause respiratory failure.
- The rescue was unsuccessful and the whale was confirmed dead on July 26, with specialists saying the exact cause is unconfirmed and may involve disorientation, health problems or environmental factors.
- The case spotlights risks to deep‑ocean migrants near the Río de la Plata mouth and will prompt post‑mortem study and review of response limits for very large cetacean strandings in shallow estuaries.