Photo: Sanka Vidanagama
A whale that became stranded in Christchurch’s estuary is being taken away for burial at a private location.
The whale was spotted by residents off Moncks Bay in Redcliffs about 8pm on Sunday.
Photo: Elisabeth Rebekah Butto
The Department of Convervation said whale died about 3.30am.
It was a juvenile fin whale measuring 7 to 8 metres in length.
Photo: Sanka Vidanagama
A Coastguard boat towed the whale to shore, in front of hundreds of onlookers.
There’s no word yet on what may have prompted the whale to go to shallow waters.
