police say the recent death of a beluga whale famous for suspicions it may be a spy for Russia was not related to human activity the whale was found dead on August 31st by a father and son fishing in southern Norway police filed an investigation after two animal rights groups filed a complaint alleging it had been shot dead police say the whales injuries were completely superficial and there was no evidence suggesting the whale was shot an autopsy showed a stick measuring 14 in in length and 1.2 in wide was stuck in the animal's mouth in a
statement police Said the Whale stomach was empty and most organs had broken down the whale captured media attention in 2019 after being found along Norway's Arctic Coast wearing a harness with what appeared to be a camera mount Norway and Russia share a maritime Border in the Arctic leading to jokes the whale was a Russian spy it was called volmir a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin police said a full report would be ready in 2 weeks and that they would not be investigating further
