Whale carcass discovered in the Baltic Sea Is Timmy dead? Tissue sample should bring certainty
A dead whale is floating in the sea off the coast of the Danish island of Anholt. According to an expert, it is a humpback whale. What is known so far?
15.05.2026, 09:25
15.05.2026, 11:07
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Update 9.23 a.m.: As "Bild" reports, citing Danish media, the local authorities want to take a tissue sample from the dead whale when the tide is low. An official says that the animal is 10 to 15 meters long and its skin looks badly damaged. Timmy's tracking device had not been transmitting since Sunday.
A dead whale has been discovered off the Danish island of Anholt. The animal was lying about 75 meters off the coast and had probably been dead for some time, reported the news agency Ritzau, citing the environmental authority Miljøstyrelsen.
It was initially unclear whether it was the whale "Timmy", which first beached off Timmendorfer Strand at the end of March and was transported to the Skagerrak (North Sea) around a month later.
According to a local wildlife warden, it is probably a humpback whale. The animal is estimated to be 10 to 15 meters long, he told TV 2 Østjylland.
There are currently no plans to recover the whale. This could change if the carcass drifts closer to the coast, he added.
