On December 26, Mr. Lu Minh Tam, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dong Hai Commune, Duyen Hai District ( Tra Vinh Province), confirmed that a whale weighing about 300kg washed up on the sea of ​​Ho Thung.

According to initial information, this morning, people discovered a whale more than 3m long, weighing about 300kg drifting from the shore of Ho Thung Lake (Dong Hai commune) in a state of weak breathing.

The incident attracted many curious onlookers. People saw scratches on the back of the fish so they tried to take it out to sea. However, a while later, the whale drifted to shore due to exhaustion and died.

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Whale weighing hundreds of kilograms washed ashore in Tra Vinh. Photo: FB

Therefore, local people and authorities brought the whale's body to Ho Thung mausoleum to perform a reburial ceremony according to the beliefs of coastal fishermen.

Recently, on social networks, a photo of people butchering a whale on the beach has been circulating, causing a stir in public opinion. The photo is said to have been taken at the beach in Hai Dong commune, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province.

"Last year, there was also a whale weighing more than 100kg that washed ashore and died. People buried it," added Mr. Lu Minh Tam.