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Title: So i went for a walk.
Post by: Top Cat on August 16, 2012, 08:53:13 pm

Took the family for a few days in Cornwall, and on arrival after a long drive, thought we would take a walk along the beach. When we pulled up in the car park about 6:30pm i noticed lots of people getting out of there cars instead of in them.  :chicken: So i ignored this and went onto the beach only to find this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/14/stranded-whale-dies-beach-cornwall.

Simply amazing site, watching it trying to stay alive, fighting against it's own weight. You could feel how exhausted it was and it was obvious the ending was not going to be a happy one.
Don't think i will ever see something like this again any time soon.

Title: Re: So i went for a walk.
Post by: RedRobin on August 16, 2012, 08:55:33 pm

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As I live on the coast in the SouthWest, this story was on the local TV News.

They managed to tow her away offshore and will perform a post-mortem.

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Post by: Andy on August 16, 2012, 08:59:56 pm

i know its nature's way but still sad to see

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Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 16, 2012, 09:05:16 pm

Shame  :sad1:

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Post by: fab5freddy on August 16, 2012, 09:06:54 pm

Same thing happened here in Cork  :sad1:

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/fin-whale-stranded-in-cork-harbour-dies/ (http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/fin-whale-stranded-in-cork-harbour-dies/)

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Post by: Hedge on August 16, 2012, 09:27:56 pm

Very sad Mr Cat.  :sad1:

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Post by: Greeners on August 16, 2012, 09:42:42 pm

Wow what a privilege to see such an amazing creature up so close. Such a shame it was in such awful circumstances.

You would of looked like a Borrower stood next to that!!  :signLOL:

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Post by: Top Cat on August 16, 2012, 09:43:18 pm

 :grin:

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Post by: SteveP on August 16, 2012, 09:45:28 pm

Very sad end  :sad1:

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Post by: Poverty on August 17, 2012, 05:06:16 pm

I thought you were gonna say you walked right into the middle of the local dogging spot lol

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Post by: RedRobin on August 17, 2012, 05:39:10 pm

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I thought that TC was gonna claim he had caught a record sized fish.

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Post by: Bernhard30 on August 17, 2012, 06:23:55 pm

One of the rare times my home town of St Austell gets mentioned in the news, and it's bad news, as poor 'Mrs Free Willy' dies on the beach at Carlyon Bay.

Hope you enjoyed Cornwall TC.

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Post by: SteveyD on August 17, 2012, 07:40:55 pm

Crazy times TC. 

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Post by: keano on August 20, 2012, 07:41:44 pm

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