In what is believed to be the first recorded stranding of a blue whale calf at Carter Road, a young whale washed ashore on Saturday. Although the calf was alive when officials and researchers reached the site, it later succumbed to its injuries. A necropsy was conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

Rescue alert

According to Shaunak Modi, marine ecologist, director of the Coastal Conservation Foundation and member of Marine Life of Mumbai, information about the whale stranding near Otters Club at Carter Road was received through the Mumbai Stranding Response Network around 9 am.