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Whale dies days after video shows it being stroked by swimmers near beach

Source: Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia/ Facebook

A huge sperm whale beached on a Rockingham sandbar over the weekend died on Tuesday despite efforts to save it.

The whale was more than 15 metres long and weighed more than 30 tonnes, according to reports.

The videos of the sick and sunburned were all over and had become a major source of attraction for , with several

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