A stranded grey-beaked whale has died on a Timaru beach despite numerous attempts to refloat it.
The whale was refloated several times but beached repeatedly. Photo: SUPPLIED / Department of Conservation
A Department of Conservation spokesperson, Dave Winterburn, said the whale was discovered about 8pm yesterday at Caroline Bay.
Members of the public tried to refloat it about five times, but it kept returning to the beach and died several hours later.
After a karakia and blessing this morning, the whale was taken by truck to a landfill, where it would be buried.