Europe 1 with AFP 4:36 p.m., September 19, 2022
The Finistère prefecture said on Monday that a new whale had washed up on a beach in Ploéven, where firefighters and gendarmes were trying to release the animal which was discovered still alive before stopping the attempt due to the state of health of the cetacean.
This is the third to have run aground since September.
Eight days after the last cetacean stranding on the coast of Finistère, a new whale was stranded on Monday on a beach in Ploéven, where firefighters and gendarmes were trying to put the animal back into the water, which was discovered still alive, a we learned from the prefecture.
A relaunch attempt stopped
The prefecture of Finistère reported Monday at midday "a situation of a stranding of a whale in Ploéven" since around 8 am, confirming information from the daily
Le Télégramme
.
According to the newspaper, the animal which measures about fifteen meters, was discovered Monday morning by walkers.
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"At this stage, the animal is alive" and "there is an attempt to release it which is in progress", had indicated the prefecture, specifying that firefighters and gendarmes are still on site, before stopping the attempt. because of the cetacean's state of health.
This is the third cetacean discovered stranded on a beach in Finistère since the beginning of September.
Two whales were stranded a few days apart in Finistère, on the island of Sein, on September 2 and on a beach in Tréguennec, on September 10.