At about 6 p.m. on May 2, a male fin whale ran aground on a beach in East Yorkshire, England. British divers Marine Life Rescue staff immediately sent people to the beach where they were

At about 6 p.m. on May 2, a male fin whale ran aground on a beach in East Yorkshire, England. British diver Marine Life Rescue staff immediately sent personnel to the beach, where they tried to push it back by the tide, but failed. In the end, they had to declare the 17-meter-long fin whale stranded and died on the south shore of Bridlington.

On 3 May, staff from the London Zoological Society's Cetacean Stranding Survey Project came to collect samples for further investigation, while the handling of the behemoth was entrusted to East Yorkshire Council.

It is understood that fin whales are the second largest whale in the world after blue whales. Fin whales are usually 25 meters long and can weigh up to 110 tons, and they can live to be around 100 years old. Due to its extensive salvage in the 20th century, fin whales were listed as endangered. Through unremitting efforts, fin whales have now been reduced from an "endangered species" to a "vulnerable species".