Whale Timmy is dead, GPS tracker confirms identity

Published on 16/05/2026 - 17:21 GMT+2

After respective days of uncertainty, it is present clear: the dormant whale that became stranded disconnected a Danish land is so the humpback whale Timmy.

This has been confirmed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, according to the Ritzau quality agency. Broadcaster TV 2 was among those to study the news.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Environment Minister Till Backhaus has besides present confirmed the whale's death.

According to the Danish quality conservation authorization Miljøstyrelsen, a GPS transmitter was recovered connected the carcass. This intelligibly confirms that it is the aforesaid whale that had antecedently been sighted successful the Baltic Sea and aboriginal disconnected the German coast. Danish media reported this, citing the Ritzau quality agency.

"We tin present corroborate that the humpback whale stranded disconnected Anholt is the aforesaid carnal that antecedently became stranded successful Germany," bureau caput Jane Hansen said successful a written statement.

However, mediocre upwind conditions person truthful acold prevented the betterment of the GPS transmitter.