Whale found dead near Danish island after German rescue operation

A humpback whale rescued after beaching itself in Germany has been found dead near a Danish island. The whale was spotted stuck on a sandbank off the island of Poel in Germany's Baltic coast before being coaxed into a water-filled barge and released into the North Sea. A whale carcass was spotted off the Danish island of Anholt, and authorities have confirmed its identity through a tracking device. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has warned people not to approach the whale due to disease and explosion risks.