A whale stranded for several days in the Seine has died, French authorities said.It had been removed from the river in preparation for a transfer to a saltwater basin in Normandy in a bid to save its life.The dangerously thin beluga had no digestive activity for unknown reasons, conservation group Sea Shepherd France had tweeted, saying vet exams were done after it was hauled out of the water following hours of preparation.

A whale stranded for several days in the Seine has died, French authorities said.It had been removed from the river in preparation for a transfer to a saltwater basin in Normandy in a bid to save its life.The dangerously thin beluga had no digestive activity for unknown reasons, conservation group Sea Shepherd France had tweeted, saying vet exams were done after it was hauled out of the water following hours of preparation.