Scientists search for answers to recent washed-up whale

Anglia
Norfolk
Environment
Science
Friday 21 October 2016 at 1:10pm

It's thought to be a fin whale. Credit: ITV Anglia .

Scientists are trying to find out what caused a whale to wash-up on a Norfolk beach yesterday (October, 20) afternoon.

The 40-foot cetacean, believed to be a fin whale, was found dead on the shore between Burnham Overy and Holkham. It has now drifted to nearby Gun Hill with the tides.

Owners of the Holkham estate have set up a cordon to stop onlookers getting too close.

Landowners there are setting up a cordon to stop onlookers getting too close. Credit: ITV Anglia .