Beluga whale that strayed into River Seine dies during rescue operation

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The four-metre animal was euthanised by vets after it developed breathing difficulties while being transferred by road to the Normandy coast.

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A beluga whale that strayed into the River Seine and began swimming in the direction of Paris has died during an ambitious rescue effort intended to help it back to its traditional cold Arctic waters, reports The Guardian.