Rachel Atkins who took the pictures and video in this blog has been holidaying at the Esplanade Hotel overlooking South Fistral since Monday.
She said she woke up at 6.30am and had breakfast with her four-year-old little girl and her mum then went back up to their room and saw people in high viz jakets milling about on the beach. She said she thought at first it was people doing a beach clean but when the family all went out for a walk, she realised it was a dead whale washed up on the sand.
Rachel said: “I saw a police car and van there. When we walked down to the beach we realised it was a dead whale washed up. There were a lot of people crowding around and a cordon was in place so people wouldn’t get too close.
“The police extended the cordon so we walked up to the path above the dunes. It was still really busy. One lady said to me it’s the busiest she’d ever seen the footpath at that time in the morning.”
Rachel added: “It’s a massive animal. It’s really imposing to see. It reminds you of the vastness of the ocean. It’s really sad to see.”
Rachel said that the whale is bloodied and wondered if predators in the sea had a go at it before it was washed up on Fistral beach during a rough weather night.
She added: “There were people with all their kits taking samples from the whale.”
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