{"id":110455,"date":"2024-10-04T22:42:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110455"},"modified":"2024-10-04T22:42:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:42:09","slug":"russian-spy-whale-cause-of-death-revealed-by-police-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110455","title":{"rendered":"Russian &#8220;spy whale&#8221; cause of death revealed by police in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A beluga whale that lived off Norway&#8217;s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-spy-whale-hvaldimir-not-shot-to-death-norway-police-say\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">not shot to death<\/a><\/span> as claimed by animal rights groups but died of a bacterial infection, Norwegian police said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A final autopsy by Norway&#8217;s Veterinary Institute &#8220;concludes that the probable cause of death was bacterial infection &#8212; possibly as a result of a wound in the mouth from a stuck stick,&#8221; Amund Preede Revheim, head of the North Sea and Environment section of the police in south-western Norway said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have been no findings from the autopsy that indicate that the whale has been shot,&#8221; he stressed, adding that the autopsy had been &#8220;made difficult by the fact that many of the whale&#8217;s organs were very rotten.&#8221; As there was no indication of foul play, there was no reason to start a criminal investigation into its death, Preede Revheim said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The tame beluga, which was first spotted in 2019 not far from Russian waters with a harness reading &#8220;Equipment St. Petersburg,&#8221; had been nicknamed &#8220;Hvaldimir,&#8221; combining the Norwegian word for whale &#8211; hval &#8211; and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>It was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russian-spy-begluga-whale-found-dead-norway\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">found floating<\/a><\/span> in a southern Norway bay on Aug. 31.<\/p>\n<p>In September, animal advocate groups OneWhale and NOAH filed a police report saying that the animal&#8217;s wounds <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russian-spy-beluga-whale-hvaldimir-shot-dead-animal-rights-groups\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">suggested it was intentionally killed<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Norway Whale Hvladimir \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/04\/2427bc5a-a989-4753-921a-af1da0c0b28e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d079ff552274877f5367ae3853d5ce58\/ap24248482190282.jpg?v=0736ad3ef1e9ddfe1218648fe91d6c9b 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/04\/2427bc5a-a989-4753-921a-af1da0c0b28e\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b9135c38295dafe13505847ec0720c92\/ap24248482190282.jpg?v=0736ad3ef1e9ddfe1218648fe91d6c9b 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">This photo provided by OneWhale.org on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, shows manager Regina Haug next to the carcass of the beluga whale Hvaldimir, who was found dead on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                OneWhale.org \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They pointed at several wounds found on the animal&#8217;s skin, including what was interpreted as a bullet hole.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Assessments made by the Veterinary Institute and the police&#8217;s forensic technicians are that these are not gunshot wounds. X-rays of the chest and head were carried out without any projectiles or other metal fragments being detected,&#8221; police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, police had described a stick about 35 centimeters (14 inches) long and 3 centimeters (1 inch) wide which was found wedged in the animal&#8217;s mouth, its stomach was empty and its organs had broken down, police said. No further details were given.<\/p>\n<p>The 4.2-meter (14-foot) long and 1,225-kilogram (2,700-pound) whale was first spotted by fishermen not far from the Arctic town of Hammerfest.<\/p>\n<p>Its harness, along with what appeared to be a mount for a small camera, led to media speculation that it was a &#8220;spy whale.&#8221; The Russian military has a history of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/whale-norway-arctic-beluga-maybe-trained-russia-military-norwegian-fisherman\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">trying to weaponize sea mammals<\/a><\/span>, CBS News previously reported. Last year, British military spies said Russia appeared to be\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-training-dolphins-for-combat-in-ukraine-crimea-uk-says\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">training combat dolphins<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to counter Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has never made any official response to claims the whale could be a &#8220;Russian spy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate reaction from OneWhale or NOAH.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The manner in which Hvaldimir died doesn&#8217;t impact the work OneWhale did to protect him and advocate for him over the last 5 years,&#8221; OneWhale said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onewhaleorg\/posts\/pfbid04hbfMB152JueBDhpKmuZrtse9Q1bxMqC11prrRTPGiURntZ6WsjA9tpjMzj4ASRwl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a> last month. &#8220;We are proud to have made incredible progress working with Norwegian scientists, veterinarians and government.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/04\/30\/8f73f12f-d75e-423c-9bd2-d226a5ef576a\/thumbnail\/620x827\/bf3efdabf6e129e9678c9aa7f6884ebe\/whale-ap-19120539065132.jpg?v=0736ad3ef1e9ddfe1218648fe91d6c9b#\" alt=\"Norway Beluga Whale \" height=\"827\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/04\/30\/8f73f12f-d75e-423c-9bd2-d226a5ef576a\/thumbnail\/620x827\/bf3efdabf6e129e9678c9aa7f6884ebe\/whale-ap-19120539065132.jpg?v=0736ad3ef1e9ddfe1218648fe91d6c9b 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/04\/30\/8f73f12f-d75e-423c-9bd2-d226a5ef576a\/thumbnail\/1240x1654\/b76846819f08f5e30a04174b1f241079\/whale-ap-19120539065132.jpg?v=0736ad3ef1e9ddfe1218648fe91d6c9b 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo taken on Monday, April 29, 2019, Linn Saether poses with a beluga whale, days after a fisherman removed a harness with a mount for camera from the mammal, in Tufjord, Norway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Linn Saether \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-spy-whale-hvaldimir-cause-of-death\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beluga whale that lived off Norway&#8217;s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups &hellip; 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