Basking stranded in De Panne

- In the Belgian coastal town of De Panne Saturday afternoon washed a living basking shark. The young animal surely three meters attracts many visitors. ' He swims at about 50 meters to the beach laps in shallow water of about one meter, '' said marine biologist Jan Haelters of the Institute of Natural Sciences.

Haelters hopes that the particular one, rarely seen for the Belgian and Dutch coast, knows how to find the way back out to sea. Six relief workers in the area to prevent the basking shark, which can be 6 to 8 meters long with peaks of 12 meters, the sand gets stuck and may not survive.

Haelters hopes that the particular one, rarely seen for the Belgian and Dutch coast, knows how to find the way back out to sea. Six relief workers in the area to prevent the basking shark, which can be 6 to 8 meters long with peaks of 12 meters, the sand gets stuck and may not survive.

#Reuzenhaai die aanspoelde in #DePanne heeft het niet gehaald, ondanks pogingen het dier terug naar open zee te brengen pic.twitter.com/AwM3xxMsEb

— RBINSmuseum (@RBINSmuseum) 29 oktober 2016