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Whale Alleged to be Russian Spy Died After Stick Became Lodged in Its Mouth, Police Investigation Finds

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The lifeless body of a beluga whale named Hvaldimir was found floating in the sea on August 31. Hvaldimir's discovery in 2019 off Norway's Arctic coast wearing a harness with a camera mount sparked media attention, with some joking that it was a Russian spy due to the name's combination of the Norwegian word for whale and Vladimir Putin's first name.

  1. RU
    Vladimir Putin
    Krem­lin
    1. The misinformation that is being spread, is that Hvaldimir did not have any damage to his body and no noticeable injuries at his time of death. It's been hypothesised Hvaldimir died of natural causes such as heart failure.
  2. NO
    Sebastian Strand
    NGO Marine Mind
    1. Unfortunately, we found Hvaldimir floating in the sea. He has passed away but it's not immediately clear what the cause of death is.

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sources

  1. 1.CNA News
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.CTV News
  5. 5.The Times of India
  6. 6.The Guardian
  7. 7.NRK
  8. 8.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Espionage
  3. 3.Whales

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.United KingdomGB
  3. 3.NorwayNO
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU

organizations

  1. 1.OneWhale
  2. 2.Marine Mammal Science
  3. 3.GoPro
  4. 4.NOAH
  5. 5.Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
  6. 6.Central Intelligence AgencyUS
  7. 7.InstagramUS
  8. 8.Norwegian Veterinary Institute
  9. 9.US Navy

persons

  1. 1.Vladimir PutinRU
  2. 2.Regina HaugNO
  3. 3.Jorgen Ree Wiig
  4. 4.Preede RevheimNO
  5. 5.Sebastian StrandNO

technicals

  1. 1.Arctic
  2. 2.Crimea Peninsula
  3. 3.Hvaldimir
  4. 4.Risavika Bay
  5. 5.Soviet Union
  6. 6.Black Sea
  7. 7.Cold War
  8. 8.Operation Tacana
  9. 9.Project OXYGAS
  10. 10.World War I
  11. 11.World War II
Whale Alleged to be Russian Spy Died After Stick Became Lodged in Its Mouth, Police Investigation Finds