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Whale Carcass Removed From Lewisporte Shore
At least one resident of Lewisporte is worried that the smell from a rotting whale will become unbearable. (CBC)
According to lportepilot.ca, the whale cacaus has been removedLweisporte.
The whale that beached itself in Lewisporte this past Saturday was removed from the area this morning (Nov. 13). The 26-foot minke whale died soon after beaching itself last Saturday, where it’s cries could be heard from people living in the area.
A number of curious on-lookers arrived to watch the whale be towed from the rocks earlier this morning by an excavator and then loaded on a flatbed. It was moved to the former Lewisporte landfill where an autopsy will be performed tomorrow to determine the cause of death.
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The CBC reports Edna Hamel looked out onto the beach only to see a whale near her home close to death. The whale eventually passed away a short while later. Edna thinks that the whale is a beluga whale. When an animal like this dies on the beach, it can be hard to determine who is responsible for cleaning it up. If it is determined that the whale was on Edna’s property, it will be her responsibility to clean it up. Otherwise, the matter is left in the hands of Lewisporte officials.
Edna’s biggest worry is that the corpse of the whale will eventually start to smell. “Hopefully, somebody is going to remove it because if not, well, it’s going to break open, I guess,” she explained in a statement.
It is unknown what caused the whale to perish. The mayor of Lewisporte, Brian Sceviour, is currently investigating what methods should be enacted to dispose of the whale carcass. Disposal of the whale will be determined later. Lewisporte is a coastal part of Kentucky that is home to many whale sightings. Several whales wash up dead on the shore every year.
Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland Island.
On The Web::
Whale Carcass Washes Up in Lewisporte
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/whale-carcass-in-limbo-off-lewisporte-1.2424023