Updated September 30, 2026 — 7:11pm , first published 2:32pm

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Specialist crews using heavy machinery, an excavator and a truck moved in on Wednesday afternoon to begin the process of removing a 31-tonne whale carcass beached at South City Beach for the past two days.

The 13-metre humpback whale was discovered early Monday morning, and soon began attracting large great white sharks close to shore, some more than five metres long.

The natural phenomenon drew crowds in their thousands on Tuesday, with curious onlookers eager to get a glimpse…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU