Swimmers and surfers are advised to steer clear of a decomposing whale on an Eyre Peninsula beach as it will likely attract sharks, but is too big to remove.
The public is being warned to stay away from a decomposing whale carcass that washed up at Seven Mile Beach in Coffin Bay National Park, South Australia, a month ago.A 16-metre, 45-tonne whale washed up on a remote national park beach in South Australia in JuneThe bottom jaw was removed and observations recorded for the SA Museum to help identify its cause of deathwas caught on a sand bar about 400 metres offshore in mid-June and floated onto the beach a few days later.
National Parks and Wildlife Service SA district ranger, Peter Wilkins, said the whale was estimated to be about 45 tonnes so there was no feasible way to move the carcass.Find more local newsVisitors advised to avoid smelly sand "We advise onlookers to keep a good distance from the carcass to avoid coming into contact with the affected sand and also to reduce possible health risks associated with decomposing animals.
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