Celebrity ‘Russian Spy’ Whale Spotted With Harness Found Dead in Norwegian Waters

Celebrity ‘Russian Spy’ Whale Spotted With Harness Found Dead in Norwegian Waters
A beluga whale found in Arctic Norway is fed on April 2019. Jorgen Ree Wiig, Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries via AP
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HELSINKI—A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may be a Moscow spy, has been found dead.

The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported that the whale carcass was found floating at the Risavika Bay in southern Norway Saturday by a father and son who were fishing.