Timmy the Humpback Whale's Fate Sealed

0:00It's April 1st, Europe news today starts now, AI-powered and pan-European, I'm Cory with the story. Rescuers in Germany have given up hope on a humpback whale stuck in a shallow inlet off the Baltic Sea coast. The massive creature, measuring between 39 and 49 feet, swam into the spot on Pol island near Wismar on Tuesday and can't get out. Experts now expect it to die there after repeated strandings. Here last week, teams use an excavator to free it from even shallower waters at Tim and Dorf her strand, about 30 miles away. But the whale kept getting into trouble, showing how exhausted it really is. Lately, they backed off, giving it space to rest and build strength on its own. This saga has gripped folks across Germany, with media tracking every move and dubbing the whale, Timmy. It first popped up in the area on March 3rd, way out of its usual ocean haunts in the Baltic, which isn't built for a deep sea giant like this. Drone shots on Wednesday showed barely any movement under the whale, and its breathing

1:04is super irregular. It barely reacts to boats trying to nudge it along, and even when it perks up a bit alone, it's not enough to change the outlook. Falling water levels make escape even tougher, so the call is to respect nature and let it be. Timmy shot at reaching the North Sea, then the Atlantic hundreds of miles away, was always slim. Timmy shot at reaching the North Sea, then the Atlantic hundreds of miles away, was always