Photo News;Whale dies on Cornish beach despite desperate efforts to save 65ft mammal which was ‘incredibly undernourished’

A whale that became stranded on a beach in Cornwall has died despite valiant efforts to save it.

Beach walkers were stunned after they came across the giant 65ft female fin whale at Carolyn Bay in St Austell in Cornwall yesterday.

Rescuers were called to the scene to try and help the injured mammal get back into the sea but vets from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said there was no hope of refloating the animal, which was 'incredibly undernourished'.

The BDMLR said the difficult decision had been made to put down the animal for humane reasons, but the whale died naturally and this was not necessary.

The whale tries in vain to escape back out to the sea as the waves crash against its enormous frame. The stranded whale was spotted by holidaymakers just after 5pm yesterday and initially rescuers had hoped to refloat it

Crowd gathered to see the forlorn animal, all hoping for a happy outcome

But unfortunately the wale died