Five sperm whales died on Texel island

This 13 January 2016 Dutch TV video is about the five sperm whales, beached on Texel island in the Netherlands yesterday.

Unfortunately, attempts to save the five sperm whales who beached yesterday have not succeeded.

The Texelse Courant reports today that all five whales have died.

Tomorrow, or maybe later, the dead whales will be removed from the beach.

There are unconfirmed reports of a sixth sperm whale swimming not far away. A police helicopter is looking whether that is true.

See also here.

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