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Porpoise dies after getting stranded in Torquay

We Are South Devon by We Are South Devon
September 13, 2015
in Community News
Porpoise dies after getting stranded in Torquay

The coastguard received a callout to reports of a porpoise stranded in Torquay  earlier this evening.

The Harbour porpoise had become stranded at Torre Abbey Sands, despite efforts by rescuers, the porpoise died.

Photo Credit: Tim Page
Photo Credit: Tim Page

The coastguard were joined by the British Divers Marine animal rescue team but unfortunately the porpoise passed away before the arrival of a vet.

Harbour porpoises are the smallest and most common cetaceans in European waters

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