Whale calf stranded in London put down

By Guy Faulconbridge and Hannah McKay
Updated May 11 2021 - 6:39am, first published 6:36am
Marine life rescuers had said the condition of a whale in the Thames had "deteriorated rapidly".
Marine life rescuers had said the condition of a whale in the Thames had "deteriorated rapidly".

An injured minke whale calf which became stranded in London's River Thames has been put down after its condition deteriorated and hopes for its survival faded, hundreds of kilometres from its home.

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