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The fate of a humpback whale stranded in shallow bays off Germany’s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after several rescue attempts.

The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic.

There was a 500-metre restricted area around the animal to give it a chance to rest and hopefully free itself, Till Backhaus, the environment minister of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, told a news conference in the coastal town of Wismar.

“He would be able to do so if he regains his strength, and that is why we decided to leave him alone, allowing him to actually set off and then successfully leave this area,” Backhaus said.

“But we also have to assume that he is weakened. And he is also sick.” It is thought a fishing net may have injured the whale.

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