Authorities in Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, closed the coastal hotspot and stopped holidaymakers from swimming after discovering the whale was at an advanced stage of decomposition
A rotting whale corpse washed up on a beach in Barcelona after swimmers mistakenly thought it was a giant plastic bag.Authorities closed the coastal hotspot and stopped holidaymakers from swimming after discovering the whale was at an advanced stage of decomposition.
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