Londoners mourn baby minke whale that was put to sleep
'RIP Minnie, such a sad ending': Londoners mourn baby minke whale that was put to sleep after becoming trapped upstream in Thames despite desperate battle to save it The whale was first freed in the early hours of Monday morning after it got stuck in Richmond Lock and Weir While animal was refloated at time, it swiftly got stranded again near Teddington after swimming upstream As condition deteriorated and hopes for its survival faded, the decision was made that it should be euthanised A vet gave the whale an overdose of anaesthetic - meaning it wouldn't feel anything except the needle
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