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Rescue attempt fails to save beached whale

By Edecio Martinez

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A female fin whale opens its mouth as it lies stranded and alive on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England. The stranded whale was spotted by holidaymakers just after 5pm and initially rescuers had hoped to re-float it. However the 60 foot fin whale, a globally endangered species and the second largest animal on the planet, sadly died on the beach.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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People watch as rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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People watch as rescuers examine a female fin whale which lies alive and stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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A female fin whale opens its mouth as it lies stranded and alive on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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A female fin whale opens its mouth as it lies stranded and alive on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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A female fin whale lies stranded and still alive on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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A female fin whale opens its mouth as it lies stranded and alive on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which has just died as it lies stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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A young girl looks at a whale which died after being stranded at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which has just died as it lies stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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People gather on the beach to see a whale which died after being stranded at Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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People gather on the beach to see a whale which died after being stranded at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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People gather on the beach to see a whale which died after being stranded at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.

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Rescuers examine a female fin whale which has just died as it lies stranded on the beach at Carlyon Bay on Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Austell, England.
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