Beached whale at Umhlanga removed, 'foul odor' remains
Only small pieces of carcass and a foul stench remains of the humpback whale which washed out on Umhlanga Beach on Sunday.
eThekwini Municpality officials from the Expanded Publics Works Programme dissected the 15 meter whale, and used excavators to dispose it's heavy remains.
READ: eThekwini in the process of removing beached whale
The whale is believed to have been between four and six tonnes. Jennifer Olbers, a marine ecologist told ECR Newswatch the whale was between 18 and 20-years-old.
According to Olbers, the whale has been dead for several days. Samples of the remains were taken to determine the cause of death.
On Monday, smaller pieces of the remains were being removed by hand.
Local resident, Jaycee Daniels says he has to cover his nose when passing by.
LISTEN:
EThekwini EPWP picking up the little remains of a humpback whale that washed up on the @UmhlangaBeach . @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/0bFVNa8cpT
— Logic Malinga (@Logic_Malinga) October 14, 2019
The bones of the humpback whale left on the umhlanga beach, as clean up operations continue @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/O2NPEAXaHC
— Logic Malinga (@Logic_Malinga) October 14, 2019
