Whale stranded in Thames dies during rescue attempt

Sunday, January 22, 2006

LONDON-- The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said.

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