A beached whale has died after it was found beached off the coast of Wirral on three separate occasions.
The 30ft whale was spotted for the third time early this morning in the Dee Estuary.
Members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) spotted the whale this morning but said there were “no signs of life left”.
On their Facebook page, they said: “The fin whale re-stranded late last night on a sand bank near the Dee estuary mouth on the outgoing tide, but it was far too dangerous to send anyone out there to see if it was still alive.
“It has been found stranded once again this morning and a team from the coastguard and a licensed drone pilot with permission to fly the area have been observing it from a distance.
“Sadly, though expected, there appear to be no signs of life left.”
Members of the public have been urged not to visit the site of the whale due to it being extremely dangerous with a risk of quicksand and changing tides.