A third cetacean was seen stranded on a beach in the bay of Douarnenez, Ty Anquer beach, in the town of Ploeven. Firefighters and gendarmes arrived in the area around 9:30 a.m. This is the third cetacean, the first two being fin whales, to wash up on our shores since the beginning of the month.
Holidaymakers passing through the bay of Douarnenez found, this Monday morning, a cetacean stranded on the coast. The latter had been seen evolving in the bay for a few days.
Smaller than the whales stranded in recent days, about ten meters, this cetacean was still breathing when it was found around 8 a.m. on Monday by witnesses.
Firefighters and gendarmes arrived on site, Ty Anquer beach in the town of Ploeven (29) around 9:30 a.m., again according to these witnesses.
It’s sad to see him there, out of his element
Philippe, first witness
Philippe is one of the first people to have seen the animal, which he initially confused with a rock. Installed a few hundred meters from the beach with his van, he then approached. “I realized that he was still breathing” he says, “his eye opened and closed, it was impressive“.
Philippe then took a few photos, without disturbing the cetacean too much, visibly in pain. “Neighbors told me that they had been watching the animal for a few days, through binoculars, evolving in the bay“Philip continued,”and they unfortunately expected it to fail“.
Three whales have been beached since the beginning of September. First on a causeway on the island of Sein at the beginning of the month, on September 2, 19 meters long and weighing 25 tons. He was very ” in a state of severe weight loss” and ” in poor physical condition” had reported the prefecture of Finistère after the first findings.
A second whale was stranded on September 10 in the town of Treguennec, in southern Finistère. This fin whale measured 17 meters and also showed significant weight loss.
