COPENHAGEN, May 17 — A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials...

It was not immediately clear if the whale was Timmy, the humpback whale that captivated Germany for weeks while getting stranded multiple times off the German coast.

Timmy- whose health had severely deteriorated after being stranded near Germany since March - was released on May 2.