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The dead whale that had drifted off to the surf break of Meedhoo late Friday evening.

Residents of Meedhoo in the southernmost atoll of Addu are working on salvaging a dead whale that had drifted in Saturday morning.

Ali Mohamed, a member of the council in Hulhu-Meedhoo ward of the city, told Haveeru that residents had come to notice the dead whale at around 7.30am. It measures about 50 feet in length, he added.

The councillor stressed that soldiers, policemen and employees of the port in the city are helping the residents salvage the dead whale.

"If they don't succeed in doing so, we'll have to bring the body ashore and dump it," he said.

A resident from Meedhoo said the head of the whale is mostly visible from the surface. Rest of its body is believed to have been decomposed, he added.

According to the resident, the dead whale had drifted in to the surf break of Meedhoo late Friday evening.