Massive Whale Carcass Disrupts Tasmanian Swim Event

0:00It's April 10th. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. A 40-ton sperm whale carcass has been riding on a Tasmanian beach for about a month now, and officials say it's just too massive and tricky to. Hall away. They're letting it break down naturally up on Denison Beach, 9 kilometers north of Bicheno on the east coast. This has thrown a wrench into the devil of a swim. As many as biggest open water event with 1 kilometer, R2 kilometer, and 5 kilometer races. Plus, a kid's 400-meter splash. Swim founder and Olympic legend Shane Gould, who's lived there 19 years, says his drawn sharks and mess with daily ocean dips, splitting into chunks that spread oils nearby, so they've shifted the whole event elsewhere. Registrations are down to around 1-2-7 from last year's record, 3-30, hitting local spots hard with canceled stays. The water tests show no health risks. The environment team is keeping watch. Noting strandings like this are part of nature's flow along the humpback highway, a nod to

1:04the wild marine. Bives right at our doorstep.