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Norwegian public broadcaster NRK reported on Sunday that the carcass of the whale was found floating at the Risavika Bay in southern Norway the day before by a father and son while they were fishing. The beluga, named by combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and Russian President Putin’s first name Vladimir, shot to fame in April 2019 after it was found near the northern island of Ingøya, not far from the Arctic city of Hammerfest, with a harness on, igniting rumors he may be a Moscow spy. It was lifted out of the water with a crane and taken to a nearby harbour where experts will ex…

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