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Decomposing whale near Sydney’s Coogee beach should be towed out to sea, Indigenous rangers say

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Decomposing whale near Sydney’s Coogee beach should be towed out to sea, Indigenous rangers say

The juvenile humpback carcass is wedged between rocks and attracting sharks, but is too decayed to be moved for burialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA First Nations ranger group says a whale carcass that closed two of Sydney’s most popular beaches after washing up this week should be towed out to allow it to decompose in the ocean.Coogee beach reopened on Friday after closing on Thursday, when a whale carcass, believed to be a juvenile humpback, was found washed up in Lurline Bay, between Coogee and Maroubra beaches. Randwick city council confirmed the reopening on

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