A whale has died after becoming stranded off the Yorkshire coast.
By Paul Murphy and Kevin ShoesmithThe 55ft long creature was confirmed dead off Bridlington's South Beach at around 18:00 BST on Tuesday, British Divers Marine Life Rescue told the BBC.Bridlington's mayor Mike Heslop-Mullens had earlier urged people to keep away while efforts were made to save it.
As rescuers tended to the stricken mammal, Mr Heslop-Mullens said people "should treat it as an animal and not as something to gawp at".Jordan Grebby, from HM Coastguard, said it was thought the whale had become stranded on a sandbank off Bridlington According to BBC Look North's environment correspondent Paul Murphy, they were "a very unusual visitor" to UK shores and "not suited" to shallow waters.
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