Investigators began checking on the fact of the death of a Beluga whale in the seaside aquarium. On Sunday, September 24, the press service of the investigative Department of the TFR in the region.
Currently, the staff of the regional SK examine the scene, interview employees of the aquarium and establish all the circumstances of the incident. According to the results of verification activities will procedural decision.
Earlier, a spokesman for the marine aquarium Elena Molchanova said that the animal was entangled in the rigging, brought in an outdoor aviary with a storm, and suffocated under water. “The technician on duty had attempted to free her, but could not cope with the 600-pound animal,” — said the representative of the aquarium.
This is not the first case of death of the animal in the seaside aquarium. So, in October of last year it became known that there died a few Pets, including the Steller sea lion and two dolphins Whiteside. After that the trainer of marine mammals told about numerous violations in the aquarium. The administration denies the charges.