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The northern bottle-nosed whale that was spotted making it's way into London up the Thames river has died during a rescue attempt.

But the whale died at about 1900 GMT on Saturday as rescuers transported it on a barge towards deeper water in the Thames Estuary.

It was moved after being placed in a special pontoon near Battersea Bridge.

Alan Knight, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), which is led the rescue operation said the animal died after it began to convulse while it was still on the barge.

I'm quite upset by this but they had no choice but to attempt to rescue it and return it to deep water as it would have perished soon in the shallows of the Thames.