04-01-2009, 03:55 PM
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| Whale Spotted in the White River!
Indianapolis, IN - An odd visitor to the state capital made quite a splash here Wednesday. Authorities said they spotted a 10- to 12-foot whale in the White River. The whale was seen by Department of Natural Resources and state police and was believed to be a beluga whale, said state police Capt. Al Della Farve.
The whale was spotted just south of the city's famed 16th Street bridge and was believed to be swimming south towards the Wabash River, "The way it should be heading," Della Farve said.
He said it was last seen about 1 p.m. Officials said they were fielding calls from passers-by who spotted the animal.
The whale would have had to swim past major cities such as New Orleans to make it north from the Atlantic Ocean to Indianapolis. This is the first time a whale has been known to travel this far North, making a strong statement about climate change.
State environmental officials said they could not confirm the whale siting, and had dispatched a biologist to search for it on the river.
Environmental Department spokeswoman Karen Hershey said she was not sure whether a whale had ever been in the vicinity before.
Della Farve said marine officers were patrolling the river in boats and planned to herd the whale south if they saw it.
"I've been in this office 12 years," he said. "I've never heard of anything heading up the White River like that."
Source: Associated Press/AP Online |
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