Adult female sperm whale found washed up on shore

A dormant whale recovered washed up connected a formation successful northbound Wales was an big female, experts person said.

Abersoch Coastguard Rescue Team announced the sighting of the mammal astatine Porth Neigwl, besides known arsenic Hell's Mouth, Gwynedd, connected Monday morning.

Experts said the whale was precise poorly and underweight erstwhile it became stranded and person urged radical to enactment wide of the carcass arsenic an autopsy is planned.

The rescue squad said aft locating it, it had directed a squad from British Divers Marine Life Rescue to the cliff apical who confirmed the whale was dead.

The whale is astir 10m (32ft) agelong and weighs 10 tonnes.

Wales co-ordinator of the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme, Mat Westfield, said the whale was precise underweight and appeared arsenic if it had not eaten for immoderate time.

He said: "It was precise poorly erstwhile it washed up. The archetypal reports were that it was inactive live astatine that constituent but it rapidly died."

A post-mortem introspection volition beryllium carried retired astatine the country connected Wednesday.

Mr Westfield said they were moving with Gwynedd Council and the coastguards to region the carcass. 

In the meantime the coastguard warned: "Please bash not effort to attack the whale arsenic this portion of the formation is afloat chopped disconnected astatine precocious tide and immoderate interaction volition impair the invaluable results to beryllium gained from a afloat autopsy."

Monday's sighting follows the find of a dormant minke whale connected North Berwick formation successful East Lothian, Scotland connected Sunday morning.