COLOMBO (News 1st); A 15-feet long Whale Shark washed up on the Kallarawa beach in Trincomalee on Tuesday (29).

Locals suspect the Whale Shark may have died on Monday (28) after it was trapped in a fishing net.

The Trincomalee Wildlife Office is conducting an investigation.

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