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Huge fin whale washes up on Fistral beach in Newquay, Cornwall

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A huge, dead fin whale washed up a popular Cornwall beach on Wednesday 15 November.

The animal, reported to be 16m (52 feet) long, was discovered on Fistral Beach in Newquay shortly before 7am.

The fin whale is the second largest species of cetacean and filters seawater to feed on small fish and other planktonic crustaceans.

The spectacle is drawing large numbers of spectators and the local council have asked people to avoid the area.

A team from Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Marine Stranding Network was alerted to the incident and is on the scene.

Devon and Cornwall Police has also been asked to attend to cordon off the area in a bid to prevent people and dogs from approaching the potentially hazardous dead whale.

One witness on the beach said: "There's a dead whale washed up on Fistral Beach. Police cars and vans and Coastguard and Search teams and along with attendance from the RNLI are seen at the beach and approaches. Lots of public attention for this sad and unusual sight. One lady said it was the busiest she'd ever seen it of a morning walk."

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