He’s well looked after by a ton of marine biologists. He lives free around fish farms, and finds comfort from white bottomed boats. He doesn’t seek out as much human contact as he once did, and he hunts for his own food. He’s happy and independent. Who knows if he will meet a solitary female to share life with. But….he’s ok.
So glad Rick is involved now. Please Norway!!! Create a sanctuary and allow whales and dolphins from all over the world to find peace. End the circus treatment of these amazing and intelligent creatures.
You say that like this is a normal occurrence, which it is not. This is *very* unusual. Additionally, Hvaldimir was in general left alone and people were told to let him be. When he was swimming around my city, people only took pictures of him from a distance. Specialists worked with him, trying to teach him to live on his own, and now he seems to have decided to live permanently in Hammerfest. He's currently residing in a remote fjord where people don't bother him, and voluntarily swims to the docks whenever he wants to see human people. He has reportedly gained weight and looks happy and healthy, which means that the efforts to teach him to find food helped.
@@Zeverinsen What happened with the boat collision story? No one saw him for a while and I heard he’d most likely been injured or killed after being hit by a speedboat. This was a long while ago, though.
@@ethanevenson3855 Yes, he was injured by a propeller, which is usually how sea mammals are hurt by boats. Though he wasn't in a deathly critical condition, the injury most likely caused him some sickness, which he has since recovered from. We actually saw him swimming in the horizon when visiting the region this summer (it's hours away), so it seems he really has chosen his home now. I also read a detailed update about him from exactly a month ago today, as there are people who check on him every now and then, where it was noted that he is healthier than ever. He is eating well, and had gained weight. People mostly want to leave him alone, unless he seeks out human attention himself.
@@Zeverinsen That's wonderful to hear. I was told his second propeller collision most likely killed him, but I guess he actually got well and "moved out." Very uplifting, thanks for the update!
@@Zeverinsen This is a false narrative and we have no idea you would spread this. Our volunteers are on-site with Hvaldimir every single day. He hasn't been near Hammerfest for 3 years. And he hasn't been in a "remote" fjord ever. He has lived full time at salmon farms since he left Hammerfest harbor. He is not 'wild and free' like you're imagining. He stays all day under a salmon farm boat except to feed, and he sleeps alone under their boats. He gets injured often, and the salmon farmers don't want him there as he is a workplace hazard. Our organization deals with the problems he causes every single day. He does not belong here. He belongs with other belugas. Our goal is to relocate him to a reserve where he can be rehabilitated and unlearn his training and habits toward humans. After rehabilitation, our goal is for him to be released with a wild pod of belugas. We thank you for stopping the spread of falsehoods about this whale. The only one you're hurting is Hvaldimir!
Im unable to stop my tears looking at this innocent soul.. Please save him.. He needs someone of his own kind.. He needs love and care.. Please save hvaldimir🙏
@@ROYAL_REBEL He is treated like a prize by norway and not like an animal with very specific needs. They rather act like this is a spectacle that he is "free" , although he is actually lonely and risks his life to socialize with humans than noone at all. It's also a great way to attract tourists as said and shown in this video, one way to attract any tourists at all and have at least a small tourist income than nothing especially at the time of this pandemic. And all this at the expense of an innocent soul who is moreover of an endangered species. It is very sad actually.
They've never done anything for that whale. There are others who have worked honestly with the whale. This film crew has only bothered him and fabricates evidence. It is not smart to send thousands of emails to the Norwegian authorities. You probably forget that Norway is a whaling nation. You're putting the whale in danger. One day he may be mysteriously "lost", thanks to all the idiots who have believed in this team of activists!
@@illbegodtoday5119 He is doing great, free and healthy. He was injured. It was closely monitored by the Ministry of Fisheries and whale experts. It has healed very well.
Hvaldimir needs a special sanctuary where he can feel safe and happy in a pod.I t is about love and respect for these mammals.They need space and privacy too. Thank you .
If you are watching this video now, please know that Hvaldimir has decided to live in a remote fjord in Hammerfest where there are basically no people, and voluntarily swims to the docks when he wants to interact with humans. When he does go to the people, he's being treated nicely. He is alive and well! On the 5th of September he was reported to be looking happy, healthy and had gained some weight, as the training he received a while ago to catch his own food has seemingly paid off. I don't think the state is going to forcefully move Hvaldimir to Iceland, since he has been living just fine as a Hammerfest resident for a long time now. If he wants to leave, he is free to go whenever he wants, but considering he's stayed in the same place for over 6 months and could leave at any time, I think he's happy where he is.
Hi, if you're watching this video you'll see he left Hammerfest 2 1/2 years ago. The OneWhale team of volunteers is currently with him hundreds of miles away. We have documented him constantly for his entire time in Norway and he has never taken residency at a quiet fjord. He lives, always, at busy industrial salmon farms and shipping ports. He currently sleeps under a salmon farm barge. Any posts suggesting otherwise are fake news. Further, he has never been trained to hunt for food, unless that was training he received from his mother. He was trained to eat dead food in captivity, which he continued to do in Hammerfest for 3 months, until he surprised his caregivers by leaving and eating on his own. Finally, we don't want him to be taken to Iceland. We'd like Norway to provide him his own protected fjord where 300 people per day do not have unlimited access to him. Further, we'd like bring other rescued belugas to join him. Aside from your assessment that he is "happy", all whale scientists agree that belugas are highly social and need other whales to truly be happy. We agree with their assessments, and would not classify Hvaldimir as "happy" and we see him in person every day. Finally, the salmon farms do not want this whale living in their farms and find him to be a problem. Their solution is to euthanize him. So, we at OneWhale would like to off the idea of a nature reserve in Norway as the alternative. Thank you for your interest and for getting the facts.
Norway, please, please be the beautiful nation we already know you to be. Please, please create a sanctuary for this sweet, needy creature. Thank you for this story & please keep us informed.
Oh my… Im sooooo deeply ashamed to be human right now 💔please HELP this glorious being. Some people have no shame, and no clue how to treat animals. Utterly heartbreaking, utterly. Susan and Michael, Australia💜🕉️💜🐋
It will be great if Norway can have its own beluga whale sanctuary, but it will take quite a while, won't it? Iceland already has a beluga sanctuary, how about sending him there? It is quite urgent, isn't it?!
What is urgent is to get this film team away from the whale. They fabricate "evidence" and show the case completely wrong. Usually the whale has peace and quiet. Hunting for food and traveling wherever he wants. He is free and healthy. It is wrong to put him in captivity. Please take a look at onewhale Insta and FB today. A picture of Hvaldimir with a ball in his mouth. It was the Onewhale team that bought the ball and played .. They have bathed with him several times, woke him up when he slept and chased after him by boat.
Unfortunately the beluga sanctuary in Iceland is corporate owned by Merlin Entertainment, which is actually a an captive aquarium company that captures sea life (such as sharks and rays) and puts them on display for entertainment and profit. Merlin "rescued" the belugas from their own awful shows in China after public outcry. We are against these practices and don't want Hvaldimir there. We'd like Hvaldimir to be protected by the Norwegian government.
@@onewhaleorg I would urge you consider any option that removes Hvaldimir from areas with boat traffic. He's going to get chopped to pieces at the rate he is going. Surely any option is better than that - you can always send him someplace better, you can't bring him back to life.
@@onewhaleorg Thats bs and the exact type of stuff that fake charity's spout in order to divert attention. The owners of that sanctuary made a commitment to refuse to keep all whales and dolphins long before they purchased that park. And when it was purchased in china it contained 3 belugas they immediately funded the operation to have them put in a sanctuary and it wasn't cheap. You are insistent that the whale must stay in Norway even if it is not in his best interest, and you are trying to reach a unrealistic goal by telling people at every chance you get,!that this supposed sanctuary must be at least 2 by 1 km in size. Please tell us what you have done so far with the money that has been donated since all volunteers pay there own expenses when coming to Norway to "help out"???
Don't forget the pilot whales tragedy, who are very similar to the beluga, only darker. The pilot whales who are unfortunate to swim near the Faroe Islands (essentially a Denmark territory) also need protection. Over a thousand of these beautiful and docile whales are killed every summer in a ritualistic, medieval, retrograde festival of blood, sadism and cruelty known as "grindadrap". Look it up!
@@garlicbread967 It's funny, your comment has different levels of ignorance. First, conservation should be everybody's business. Second, with a name like Pedro Cogoy, he's not likely to fit your stereotype of Caucasian. Third, the correct spelling of 'non' is none. Fourth, the stereotypical American the slang term 'Murica is generally used to reference are usually Trump supporting, NRA loving, science denying nimrods, who tend to love hunting and aren't likely to care about the plight of whales. Congrats on packing so much ignorance into such a short sentence (if you can call it that, with it's lack of punctuation).
As of September 5th, he's alive and well, gaining weight, looking happy. He seems to have decided to live in a remote fjord in Hammerfest, and he sometimes swims to the docks to see humans (maybe he's bored).
We are still working with Norway to designate a reserve for him. And we would like to rescue other belugas who are currently trapped in tanks for ticket sales. It's not a quick process so we appreciate you spreading the word.
@@ladythalia227 Hi Marianne, when was the last time you saw him in person? Probably never months ago. I saw him two weeks ago, and every month before that. He is neither “free” nor “doing fine.” He sleeps under a salmon farm barge that wants him gone; he gets gravely injured regularly; and he is painfully lonely. If you want to spread misinformation like the other Facebook “whale experts” out there go ahead, but the only one who suffers from your actions is the whale.
Just a thought...moving him to a special fjord is perfect but I don't think he would do well without human contact of some kind. Being with humans makes him happya nd I think it is highly likely that he would fall into a deep depression without it. If he were ever to try and integrate into a pod I think it would fail. Pods are v v reluctant to let a stranger in and would likely injure him terribly in an effort to drive him away. He's happy now and that's pretty darn important
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 So no? What exactly would you suggest then?Currently they aren't even being subjected to any tourists and are living in a beautiful large bay, way better than any aquarium could offer. If their intention was to profit of this then that would be laughable. I might aso add that us Icelanders have a high moral and ethical standards. Would these animals be subjected to any cruelty Vestmaneyjar would be less than likley to stand for it. This statement might surprise you as Iceland is one of the few countries that sadly engages in whale hunting even though the majority is against it...But i assure you that our people have large love and respects for whales. I truly do have high hopes for this sanctuary, even if its not being run by Icelanders they do occupy our land. I love Belugas very much and i will personally be keeping a close eye on this sanctuary and its progress.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 Where did you find this information? According to the Sanctuary's website, it's supported by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Merlin Entertainments and Cargolux Airlines. Merlin owns one of the ocean parks in China (which also supplied the Sanctuary their first two beluga residents so far). They don't seem to be in the business of selling marine animals as far as I can tell, but I'd be interested to know more.
Hello, onewhale team. Please please take care of that innocent and cute soul 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i am crying after knowing about him. He is alone in that populated area. Where a lot of boats are running 😞 please please take him to any whale family, like in previous year ( little white and little grey belugas send to an open sanctuary). Please 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭
Thank you for the kind words. We are with him every single day and doing our best to provide a safety team around him. We coordinate with the salmon farms (where he lives) and make sure they don't get too upset with him. We just saw him a few hours and he is healthy and alive. Not living a good life, but we are hoping to change that. Please visit OneWhale.org or our FB and Insta for regular updates! xoxo
I heard he was healing well from the accident. Usually, we don’t get many updates about Hvaldimir during winter. I’m sure he’ll be fine. He survived last winter just fine.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 Thank God, if true... I would say the experiment with letting him roam the harbors and shipping lanes unsupervised has come to a halt. The "natural approach" is not working, and will likely result in the eventual death of the whale. I would gladly donate to see him in a proper sanctuary environment where he won't get chopped to bits.
@@fredriksvard2603 Hopefully there's a group of people with some authority to directly protect him. As I said before, I think the idea of letting him roam is insane - he's too habituated to the idea that human boats mean fun and food.
I can't describe the feeling.. I only know that I love him..🐬💝 if he could talk he would say..he loves us too and doesn't want to be alone like this. He died from being hit by a boat propeller..? Do I understand correctly..? 💔
No, he got injured by a boat propeller, he is still alive. He may appear to enjoy human company, but that is because he has either been born into captivity or put into captivity for a long time. We do not know how he was treated or what sort of testing/training he experienced while in captivity in Russia. What is obvious is that he has had extensive contact with humans and does not know how to be a whale. He acts like he likes humans because that is what he knows. His behaviour around humans, the biting and opening his mouth for food makes it seem that he was trained with food, and that has led to him seeing humans as a source for food. You say he loves us, he says he's hungry.
@@cruel_brittania thank you very much. I'm glad to hear..😍 He is like a puppy who likes to play naughty and lonely.. because he is alone. I want him to go back to the sea, forget the relationship with people..go back to nature. his real home Will it be too difficult..? The thing I fear the most is.. Fear of being attacked by Orca.. He very cute..💝💝💝
@@Zeverinsen It's widely known that he hasn't lived in Hammerfest for 2.5 years. Sorry, this is incorrect. And you might want to check your sources on who is posting that he is happy and healthy. Are they a whale behavioral scientist? Because OneWhale actually has one of those on their team. Please pass on the facts for us... the fake news is tough to get past so we can actually help this whale.
He's too attached the humans. He was likely born or raised in captivity since very young and doesnt even know how to hunt for food. He stayed behind and was taught to venture outward to slowly integrate back to the wild. The real shame comes when the humans track him and impose danger like parasites bacteria viruses and propellor injuries upon vladimir. The other two whales may or may not accept him but even if they do, Vladimir must detach but the ocean is very scary for a single whale. There are alot of dangers out there for him. Can only pray for this precious baby. Most whales released in the wild from captivity don't live long. Perhaps in time by using sonar vladimir can tune into a pod or little white and little grey. Find each other and build a family unit. This is truly a heart break.
@@victoriang7395 my heart hurts reading this. he seems lonely, that's why they said that he sometimes visiting harbour to meet with people and craving human interaction 😭
I am genuinely curious if there could be a private fishery established for him in a fjord, that was not blocked off. That way he would have a steady source of food that would prevent conflict with the commercial fisheries, and it would attract him to an area that could be free of boats. All I can think of is that after being kept in captivity and trained, all he wants is to be free. It would be such a cruel irony to keep him captive in a relatively tiny space (versus the vast distances a whale can traverse) out of a motive to protect him. Perhaps his freedom to choose where and how he lives is what is truly most important to protect? You can kill the spirit while trying to most perfectly preserve the body.
I do 100% genuinely appreciate the passion and effort you have put in to help this lone creature that has already been so heavily impacted by human actions. Choosing to advocate for a creature that can do nothing for you is really commendable and a needed thing in this world, so thank you for caring for him!
That's *literally* how he lives today 💀 He lives a free life in a remote fjord in Hammerfest, where nobody bothers him He only gets checked on every now and then. In fact, he voluntarily swims to local docks to greet people every now and then. You should always check things before you believe them.
@@Zeverinsen OMG you worked very hard to spread fake news. Please stop. It's just not true. He DOES NOT live in Hammerfest wild and free. We are with him. He is 400 km away bothering a salmon farm, looking to the workers for companionship and sleeping under a their commercial work boat. It's neither natural or "happy" in fact it is very sad.
Good luck, getting him safe in a country with legal whaling! Regulated, but legal, nonetheless. And the man who said that some locals say “kill him and the problem’s solved” speaks volumes.
I don't understand why he shouldn't be able to live where he currently is. He made his own decision to be there, right? So why can't he stay there? And why shouldn't he be able to make contact to other whales?
He did not chose to be here. He had no decision making in his location at all. He was born in a Russian sea and captured by humans and moved to Norway. Also, there are no belguas within his reach. Finally he is domesticated. Like if you took your family dog and put him in the woods and said be a wild dog. He would go to the the nearest house and try to find a family to care for him. You can read more facts about Hvaldimir at www.onewhale.org Thank you!
@@reginamatkins We still don't know why Hvaldimir showed up here though. Your comment makes it seem like we kidnapped him, and currently keep him in captivity, when that is not how he's living his life currently. Don't spread false information.
How did you read he was "moved to Norway" and make the leap to kidnapping? And where do you get that he is in captivity? Neither accusation are in that comment so there was no false information... We know how he is living his life because our team is with him every day under our Team Hvaldimir program, in fact we just saw him about two hours ago sleeping alone in a storm under an industrial boat at a salmon farm work platform. It's pretty sad. Hope you can go to OneWhale.org or our Instagram or our Facebook and see some facts and be costructive in spreading the word about this whale. He needs help.
Yes Norway and Japan...Japan has gotten the most heat in recent years but Norway does the same crap. It hunts whales and they feel because they didn't sign the CITIES through the international whaling commission they are free to kill these animals at will.
@@chrismccabe1795 I've never been the " save the whatever" is kind of guy , but I recently through watching RUclips videos learned a lot about whales and just how intelligent they are and how vital they our to our world. For this reason I really think the animals should be left free and safe. However, I get confused because there are so many other animals with certain amount of intelligence as well. I don't believe there should be a moratorium on hunting or raising animals for food. After, God did put the human race over them to provide for our needs. So, i just realized that with all my rathe r bold statements i only crezted more questions but NO Answers! 🤐
Personally I'd rather eat another animal that was caught in the wild, instead of those who are mass-bred and slaughtered in captivity. Unless you're vegetarian or vegan, I'd say this comment is a bit hypocritical if you don't care about the actually *atrocious* dairy industry, first and foremost.
I follow the little white and little gray story, where they were rescued or transferred from China to Iceland, maybe this can also be applied to hvaldimir
He was clearly raised in captivity and he's one of the smartest animals in the ocean, he'll be fine. There are a lot worse things waiting out there for Beluga whales than boat propellers. Humans like to pretend that we are separate from nature, and can fix or improve the natural order of things, but you cannot control everything, and death is a natural part of it all. The whale seems happy around boats and people, let him be, if you want to make a real difference in the world, make a video about the illegal whaling that still leads to hundreds of whale deaths per year.
You really expect China to stop training animals in captivity because Norway had the expendable income to build an entire sanctuary for a single whale? Get a grip.
@@SIMUL4CR4 It sounds like you didn't watch the video. But it does sounds like you're a whale behavior scientist (which OneWhale actually has on their team) and you can definitely tell he is HAPPY. Since you're the expert, we can assume this highly social animal doesn't want the company of other belugas. Not lonely at all, in fact, you've assessed he is happy. So, let's forget it, we'll let him fend for himself alone in the fjords for the next 40 years. Yes, the salmon farms want to euthanize him, but that's okay - it is part of "nature" !!! We have all learned so much about how "nature" works. And about Norway, more than we could ever learn by actually being here in the country. Thanks for your insight.
Well Norway still allows the sale and consumption of whale meat, so I am not so sure this is the perfect country for a whale sanctuary. I lived there and I would love to see it, but I am not sure they have the right mindset.
The people that put whales and wild animals in captivity it hurts me inside my heart my soul they’re supposed to be free and wild how would people like it if they were put in cages in captivity they wouldn’t like it people would not like it so why do we do it to wild animals that have to be wild too many cultures too many people thinking they own everything it’s this here where we can make a difference we can fight for the right for wild animals live their life wild and free
In the Swedish waters, whales are not haunted, it is wrong to picture anyone like this. Please do not blame a pleasure boat captain like this. Also, it is wrong to be blaming people using ordinary transportation boats for noisy engine emissions
Whales and dolphins don't sleep, so Hvaldimir wasn't woken up by people to do ticks for them. They have to surface to breathe frequently. What they do instead is rest each hemisphere one at a time. Also, He had the whole harbor (and ocean for that matter) to avoid people if he so chose. He approached people of his own desire.
Whales do sleep actually, not for long stretches like us humans do, but they do indeed sleep. a simple google search will tell you that much. Inasmuch, he approaches people because it's a wrongly conditioned behavior for him to think humans = food. This is the danger with any wild animal, they come to understand human give food and come to rely on them rather than seeking out food themselves like it's intended by nature. Humans also equal danger. Not all humans like this whale and not all humans want to see him safe. Some want to kill him, capture him, put him in a show, whatever, but humans as a whole are dangerous for wildlife. We are a destructive species, and while many don't wish harm to Hvaldimir, the few that do wish him harm as a few too many. He has to be kept away from people and kept safe.
@@Reverse2057 No, they don't. They rest by shutting down a hemisphere of their brains. They don't "sleep" (lose consciousness) like humans. You are anthropomorphizing.
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So sad to hear about the news of his passing. Rest in peace Hvladimir
i also hope he moves to a sanctuary and has a friend of his own kind
I hope so, so him and little gray little white could be friends
He’s well looked after by a ton of marine biologists. He lives free around fish farms, and finds comfort from white bottomed boats. He doesn’t seek out as much human contact as he once did, and he hunts for his own food. He’s happy and independent. Who knows if he will meet a solitary female to share life with. But….he’s ok.
So,,basically I figured out what His family wanted. They all want this. Day of the Dolphin.
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He was found dead yesterday
@@CreamyPennePasta Really oh no? can you send me a link? soooo sad.
So glad Rick is involved now. Please Norway!!! Create a sanctuary and allow whales and dolphins from all over the world to find peace. End the circus treatment of these amazing and intelligent creatures.
You say that like this is a normal occurrence, which it is not. This is *very* unusual.
Additionally, Hvaldimir was in general left alone and people were told to let him be.
When he was swimming around my city, people only took pictures of him from a distance.
Specialists worked with him, trying to teach him to live on his own, and now he seems to have decided to live permanently in Hammerfest.
He's currently residing in a remote fjord where people don't bother him, and voluntarily swims to the docks whenever he wants to see human people.
He has reportedly gained weight and looks happy and healthy, which means that the efforts to teach him to find food helped.
@@Zeverinsen What happened with the boat collision story? No one saw him for a while and I heard he’d most likely been injured or killed after being hit by a speedboat. This was a long while ago, though.
@@ethanevenson3855 Yes, he was injured by a propeller, which is usually how sea mammals are hurt by boats. Though he wasn't in a deathly critical condition, the injury most likely caused him some sickness, which he has since recovered from.
We actually saw him swimming in the horizon when visiting the region this summer (it's hours away), so it seems he really has chosen his home now.
I also read a detailed update about him from exactly a month ago today, as there are people who check on him every now and then, where it was noted that he is healthier than ever. He is eating well, and had gained weight.
People mostly want to leave him alone, unless he seeks out human attention himself.
@@Zeverinsen That's wonderful to hear. I was told his second propeller collision most likely killed him, but I guess he actually got well and "moved out." Very uplifting, thanks for the update!
@@Zeverinsen This is a false narrative and we have no idea you would spread this. Our volunteers are on-site with Hvaldimir every single day. He hasn't been near Hammerfest for 3 years. And he hasn't been in a "remote" fjord ever. He has lived full time at salmon farms since he left Hammerfest harbor. He is not 'wild and free' like you're imagining. He stays all day under a salmon farm boat except to feed, and he sleeps alone under their boats. He gets injured often, and the salmon farmers don't want him there as he is a workplace hazard. Our organization deals with the problems he causes every single day. He does not belong here. He belongs with other belugas. Our goal is to relocate him to a reserve where he can be rehabilitated and unlearn his training and habits toward humans. After rehabilitation, our goal is for him to be released with a wild pod of belugas. We thank you for stopping the spread of falsehoods about this whale. The only one you're hurting is Hvaldimir!
Im unable to stop my tears looking at this innocent soul.. Please save him.. He needs someone of his own kind.. He needs love and care.. Please save hvaldimir🙏
Hvaldimir is reportedly healthy and happy :-)
He's living in a remote fjord in Hammerfest, and sometimes swims to a local dock to see people.
@@Zeverinsen From what I've read, this is not true. Do you have source?
They should transfer him to the beluga sanctuary in Iceland! I really don’t know why they aren’t doing it
@@ROYAL_REBEL He is treated like a prize by norway and not like an animal with very specific needs. They rather act like this is a spectacle that he is "free" , although he is actually lonely and risks his life to socialize with humans than noone at all. It's also a great way to attract tourists as said and shown in this video, one way to attract any tourists at all and have at least a small tourist income than nothing especially at the time of this pandemic. And all this at the expense of an innocent soul who is moreover of an endangered species. It is very sad actually.
@@Zeverinsen Source?
E-mail sent. I was in beautiful Oslo last year. Hopefully Norway will help. Love from the U.S.A. Thanks for all you're doing for him ❤❤
They've never done anything for that whale. There are others who have worked honestly with the whale.
This film crew has only bothered him and fabricates evidence. It is not smart to send thousands of emails to the Norwegian authorities. You probably forget that Norway is a whaling nation. You're putting the whale in danger. One day he may be mysteriously "lost", thanks to all the idiots who have believed in this team of activists!
@@beritpedersen9803 How is Hvladimir doing now? Is he healthy and free? I have heard he was injured
@@illbegodtoday5119 He is doing great, free and healthy. He was injured. It was closely monitored by the Ministry of Fisheries and whale experts. It has healed very well.
Hvaldimir needs a special sanctuary where he can feel safe and happy in a pod.I t is about love and respect for these mammals.They need space and privacy too. Thank you .
We agree and have proposed exactly that! Please go to OneWhale.org to find out more and spread the word!
It is a joke right? Hvaldimir needs to be left alone, it is a living animal, not a toy.
@@powerzx Are you reading the website?
@@powerzx did you even watch the video? it's a formerly captive whale
@@onewhaleorg Thanks for the follow up link.
RIP sweetheart. 😢
RIP Hvaldimir 😢. Hope you find peace in the afterlife 🙏
RIP Vladimir, you have such a kindred soul too good for this world. 💔
I love belugas and now im sad, i hope people really start seeing this kinda stuff and start protecting them as soon as possible
Protecting them from what?
Russian agents
Email sent. You made this advocacy easy to do. I applaud your efforts it took a lot of care and consideration to help this wonderful whale.
Swim free Hvaldimir.Forever loved 💫🤍Forever Missed.Forever in the hearts of those whose lives you touched.
If you are watching this video now, please know that Hvaldimir has decided to live in a remote fjord in Hammerfest where there are basically no people, and voluntarily swims to the docks when he wants to interact with humans. When he does go to the people, he's being treated nicely.
He is alive and well! On the 5th of September he was reported to be looking happy, healthy and had gained some weight, as the training he received a while ago to catch his own food has seemingly paid off.
I don't think the state is going to forcefully move Hvaldimir to Iceland, since he has been living just fine as a Hammerfest resident for a long time now. If he wants to leave, he is free to go whenever he wants, but considering he's stayed in the same place for over 6 months and could leave at any time, I think he's happy where he is.
Hi, if you're watching this video you'll see he left Hammerfest 2 1/2 years ago. The OneWhale team of volunteers is currently with him hundreds of miles away. We have documented him constantly for his entire time in Norway and he has never taken residency at a quiet fjord. He lives, always, at busy industrial salmon farms and shipping ports. He currently sleeps under a salmon farm barge. Any posts suggesting otherwise are fake news. Further, he has never been trained to hunt for food, unless that was training he received from his mother. He was trained to eat dead food in captivity, which he continued to do in Hammerfest for 3 months, until he surprised his caregivers by leaving and eating on his own. Finally, we don't want him to be taken to Iceland. We'd like Norway to provide him his own protected fjord where 300 people per day do not have unlimited access to him. Further, we'd like bring other rescued belugas to join him. Aside from your assessment that he is "happy", all whale scientists agree that belugas are highly social and need other whales to truly be happy. We agree with their assessments, and would not classify Hvaldimir as "happy" and we see him in person every day. Finally, the salmon farms do not want this whale living in their farms and find him to be a problem. Their solution is to euthanize him. So, we at OneWhale would like to off the idea of a nature reserve in Norway as the alternative. Thank you for your interest and for getting the facts.
@@onewhaleorg beautiful people at OneWhale
Norway, please, please be the beautiful nation we already know you to be. Please, please create a sanctuary for this sweet, needy creature. Thank you for this story & please keep us informed.
ruclips.net/video/a289TztePe0/видео.html😂 better leave this country for survial
Oh Norway is such a beautiful nation 😢😂
He just gets to you
My friend just now told me that there's a rumor going around in Norway that someone shot this poor innocent creature to death. Pure evil! 🤬😭
RIP beautiful 😢
Oh my… Im sooooo deeply ashamed to be human right now 💔please HELP this glorious being. Some people have no shame, and no clue how to treat animals. Utterly heartbreaking, utterly. Susan and Michael, Australia💜🕉️💜🐋
He is such a beautiful soul
Prayers and good vibe visuals for the safety and protection of this precious whale.
It will be great if Norway can have its own beluga whale sanctuary, but it will take quite a while, won't it? Iceland already has a beluga sanctuary, how about sending him there? It is quite urgent, isn't it?!
What is urgent is to get this film team away from the whale. They fabricate "evidence" and show the case completely wrong. Usually the whale has peace and quiet. Hunting for food and traveling wherever he wants. He is free and healthy. It is wrong to put him in captivity. Please take a look at onewhale Insta and FB today. A picture of Hvaldimir with a ball in his mouth. It was the Onewhale team that bought the ball and played .. They have bathed with him several times, woke him up when he slept and chased after him by boat.
Unfortunately the beluga sanctuary in Iceland is corporate owned by Merlin Entertainment, which is actually a an captive aquarium company that captures sea life (such as sharks and rays) and puts them on display for entertainment and profit. Merlin "rescued" the belugas from their own awful shows in China after public outcry. We are against these practices and don't want Hvaldimir there. We'd like Hvaldimir to be protected by the Norwegian government.
@@onewhaleorg I would urge you consider any option that removes Hvaldimir from areas with boat traffic. He's going to get chopped to pieces at the rate he is going. Surely any option is better than that - you can always send him someplace better, you can't bring him back to life.
@@onewhaleorg Thats bs and the exact type of stuff that fake charity's spout in order to divert attention. The owners of that sanctuary made a commitment to refuse to keep all whales and dolphins long before they purchased that park. And when it was purchased in china it contained 3 belugas they immediately funded the operation to have them put in a sanctuary and it wasn't cheap. You are insistent that the whale must stay in Norway even if it is not in his best interest, and you are trying to reach a unrealistic goal by telling people at every chance you get,!that this supposed sanctuary must be at least 2 by 1 km in size. Please tell us what you have done so far with the money that has been donated since all volunteers pay there own expenses when coming to Norway to "help out"???
Give the animal anesty, safe, care, love and a place to be
Don't forget the pilot whales tragedy, who are very similar to the beluga, only darker. The pilot whales who are unfortunate to swim near the Faroe Islands (essentially a Denmark territory) also need protection. Over a thousand of these beautiful and docile whales are killed every summer in a ritualistic, medieval, retrograde festival of blood, sadism and cruelty known as "grindadrap". Look it up!
Caucasian male go back to murica its non of your business
@@garlicbread967 It's funny, your comment has different levels of ignorance. First, conservation should be everybody's business. Second, with a name like Pedro Cogoy, he's not likely to fit your stereotype of Caucasian. Third, the correct spelling of 'non' is none. Fourth, the stereotypical American the slang term 'Murica is generally used to reference are usually Trump supporting, NRA loving, science denying nimrods, who tend to love hunting and aren't likely to care about the plight of whales. Congrats on packing so much ignorance into such a short sentence (if you can call it that, with it's lack of punctuation).
WHATTTTTTT???😡😡😠😠😠😠. I'm ANGRY. Denmark is supposed to be an advanced nation! Imagine some locals even wanted to KILL HVALDIMIR . Horrible!
I honestly had no clue ( people are truly truly sick )
@@cruel_brittania another one
Hes so beautiful ... he needs to be with his own kind in a safe place.
They found him dead Aug 30 2024 in Stavanger.. :( RIP Hvaldimir!
What about the Beluga sanctuary in Iceland? Why don't they join forces to make a bigger community?
Takecare of the anial, all who need help, care, so lovely, kind animal
why is this video so under rated
Any update to his current situation?
There used to be a facebook page, but it hasn't been active in a very long time.
please go to onewhale.org or our GoFundMe page for updates thank you!
Been seeing a lot of newer vids on TikTok lately. Probably from the new round of tourists coming to see him
As of September 5th, he's alive and well, gaining weight, looking happy.
He seems to have decided to live in a remote fjord in Hammerfest, and he sometimes swims to the docks to see humans (maybe he's bored).
Any updates on his whereabouts
Way to go Norway.. help the wheels.. the world needs more of this.
Why can't most people just appreciate nature from a distance and wait for their own special interaction with animals instead of trying to force it?
This is an old video. Wondering if Norway did provide a sanctuary?
We are still working with Norway to designate a reserve for him. And we would like to rescue other belugas who are currently trapped in tanks for ticket sales. It's not a quick process so we appreciate you spreading the word.
He’s a free whale and you can follow him on his Facebook page. He’s doing very well
@@ladythalia227 Hi Marianne, when was the last time you saw him in person? Probably never months ago. I saw him two weeks ago, and every month before that. He is neither “free” nor “doing fine.” He sleeps under a salmon farm barge that wants him gone; he gets gravely injured regularly; and he is painfully lonely. If you want to spread misinformation like the other Facebook “whale experts” out there go ahead, but the only one who suffers from your actions is the whale.
Just a thought...moving him to a special fjord is perfect but I don't think he would do well without human contact of some kind. Being with humans makes him happya nd I think it is highly likely that he would fall into a deep depression without it. If he were ever to try and integrate into a pod I think it would fail. Pods are v v reluctant to let a stranger in and would likely injure him terribly in an effort to drive him away. He's happy now and that's pretty darn important
Why is he talking about ''the first whale sanctuary'' ? Iceland already has a BELUGA whale sanctuary in The Vestman islands. Please bring him there!
That “sanctuary” is actually owned by a private aquarium company that sells large marine animals to China for their shows. So no
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 So no? What exactly would you suggest then?Currently they aren't even being subjected to any tourists and are living in a beautiful large bay, way better than any aquarium could offer. If their intention was to profit of this then that would be laughable. I might aso add that us Icelanders have a high moral and ethical standards. Would these animals be subjected to any cruelty Vestmaneyjar would be less than likley to stand for it. This statement might surprise you as Iceland is one of the few countries that sadly engages in whale hunting even though the majority is against it...But i assure you that our people have large love and respects for whales. I truly do have high hopes for this sanctuary, even if its not being run by Icelanders they do occupy our land. I love Belugas very much and i will personally be keeping a close eye on this sanctuary and its progress.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 Where did you find this information? According to the Sanctuary's website, it's supported by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Merlin Entertainments and Cargolux Airlines. Merlin owns one of the ocean parks in China (which also supplied the Sanctuary their first two beluga residents so far). They don't seem to be in the business of selling marine animals as far as I can tell, but I'd be interested to know more.
I am crying my heart out!
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Hello, onewhale team. Please please take care of that innocent and cute soul 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i am crying after knowing about him. He is alone in that populated area. Where a lot of boats are running 😞 please please take him to any whale family, like in previous year ( little white and little grey belugas send to an open sanctuary). Please 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭
Thank you for the kind words. We are with him every single day and doing our best to provide a safety team around him. We coordinate with the salmon farms (where he lives) and make sure they don't get too upset with him. We just saw him a few hours and he is healthy and alive. Not living a good life, but we are hoping to change that. Please visit OneWhale.org or our FB and Insta for regular updates! xoxo
He’s just a whale he doesn’t deserve to die. Maybe if people left him alone maybe he wouldn’t be biting? He is still a wild animal
He s friendly, kind and seek people, take care, save him. NOT KILL SUCH KIND ANIMAL
If he has a gash from a propeller these animals are smart enough not to make the same mistake twice. But the nets thing is a legit concern I suppose.
I love this. I was wondering how he was doing. My grandfather was from Norway - I am hoping to visit the motherland soon❤️❤️
Wait what Happened to him? Last I heard he went missing after a propeller incident
I heard he was healing well from the accident. Usually, we don’t get many updates about Hvaldimir during winter. I’m sure he’ll be fine. He survived last winter just fine.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708 Thank God, if true... I would say the experiment with letting him roam the harbors and shipping lanes unsupervised has come to a halt. The "natural approach" is not working, and will likely result in the eventual death of the whale. I would gladly donate to see him in a proper sanctuary environment where he won't get chopped to bits.
@@fredriksvard2603 Hopefully there's a group of people with some authority to directly protect him. As I said before, I think the idea of letting him roam is insane - he's too habituated to the idea that human boats mean fun and food.
He's dead
@@fredriksvard2603 Dude he was murdered buy a boat propeller...
I worry he will become another Luna (the orca) sad story.
I can't describe the feeling.. I only know that I love him..🐬💝
if he could talk he would say..he loves us too and doesn't want to be alone like this.
He died from being hit by a boat propeller..? Do I understand correctly..? 💔
No, he got injured by a boat propeller, he is still alive. He may appear to enjoy human company, but that is because he has either been born into captivity or put into captivity for a long time. We do not know how he was treated or what sort of testing/training he experienced while in captivity in Russia. What is obvious is that he has had extensive contact with humans and does not know how to be a whale. He acts like he likes humans because that is what he knows. His behaviour around humans, the biting and opening his mouth for food makes it seem that he was trained with food, and that has led to him seeing humans as a source for food. You say he loves us, he says he's hungry.
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thank you very much.
I'm glad to hear..😍
He is like a puppy who likes to play naughty and lonely.. because he is alone. I want him to go back to the sea, forget the relationship with people..go back to nature. his real home Will it be too difficult..?
The thing I fear the most is..
Fear of being attacked by Orca..
He very cute..💝💝💝
He still lives in Hammerfest, and is seemingly very happy and healthy.
@@Zeverinsen It's widely known that he hasn't lived in Hammerfest for 2.5 years. Sorry, this is incorrect. And you might want to check your sources on who is posting that he is happy and healthy. Are they a whale behavioral scientist? Because OneWhale actually has one of those on their team. Please pass on the facts for us... the fake news is tough to get past so we can actually help this whale.
Poor dude. I’d cry scream and throw up to see belugas live and living in the wild. ❤️
why can't he go with those other two belugas from china who were relocated to iceland? Little White and Little Grey?
He's too attached the humans. He was likely born or raised in captivity since very young and doesnt even know how to hunt for food. He stayed behind and was taught to venture outward to slowly integrate back to the wild. The real
shame comes when the humans track him and impose danger like parasites bacteria viruses and propellor injuries upon vladimir. The other two whales may or may not accept him but even if they do, Vladimir must detach but the ocean is very scary for a single whale. There are alot of dangers out there for him. Can only pray for this precious
baby. Most whales released in the wild from captivity don't live long. Perhaps in time by using sonar vladimir can tune into a pod or little white and little grey. Find each other and build a family unit. This is truly a heart break.
@@victoriang7395 my heart hurts reading this. he seems lonely, that's why they said that he sometimes visiting harbour to meet with people and craving human interaction 😭
He could but these people are to selfish to consider moving him away from them.
People who said kill him are not human.
I am genuinely curious if there could be a private fishery established for him in a fjord, that was not blocked off. That way he would have a steady source of food that would prevent conflict with the commercial fisheries, and it would attract him to an area that could be free of boats. All I can think of is that after being kept in captivity and trained, all he wants is to be free. It would be such a cruel irony to keep him captive in a relatively tiny space (versus the vast distances a whale can traverse) out of a motive to protect him. Perhaps his freedom to choose where and how he lives is what is truly most important to protect? You can kill the spirit while trying to most perfectly preserve the body.
I do 100% genuinely appreciate the passion and effort you have put in to help this lone creature that has already been so heavily impacted by human actions. Choosing to advocate for a creature that can do nothing for you is really commendable and a needed thing in this world, so thank you for caring for him!
That's *literally* how he lives today 💀
He lives a free life in a remote fjord in Hammerfest, where nobody bothers him
He only gets checked on every now and then. In fact, he voluntarily swims to local docks to greet people every now and then.
You should always check things before you believe them.
@@Zeverinsen OMG you worked very hard to spread fake news. Please stop. It's just not true. He DOES NOT live in Hammerfest wild and free. We are with him. He is 400 km away bothering a salmon farm, looking to the workers for companionship and sleeping under a their commercial work boat. It's neither natural or "happy" in fact it is very sad.
Awwwwwwwww please please ( people need to stop ) I hope they don’t kill him. People are just sick. Those whales are so sweet 🥰
Good luck, getting him safe in a country with legal whaling! Regulated, but legal, nonetheless. And the man who said that some locals say “kill him and the problem’s solved” speaks volumes.
I don't understand why he shouldn't be able to live where he currently is. He made his own decision to be there, right? So why can't he stay there? And why shouldn't he be able to make contact to other whales?
He did not chose to be here. He had no decision making in his location at all. He was born in a Russian sea and captured by humans and moved to Norway. Also, there are no belguas within his reach. Finally he is domesticated. Like if you took your family dog and put him in the woods and said be a wild dog. He would go to the the nearest house and try to find a family to care for him. You can read more facts about Hvaldimir at www.onewhale.org Thank you!
@@reginamatkins We still don't know why Hvaldimir showed up here though. Your comment makes it seem like we kidnapped him, and currently keep him in captivity, when that is not how he's living his life currently.
Don't spread false information.
How did you read he was "moved to Norway" and make the leap to kidnapping? And where do you get that he is in captivity? Neither accusation are in that comment so there was no false information... We know how he is living his life because our team is with him every day under our Team Hvaldimir program, in fact we just saw him about two hours ago sleeping alone in a storm under an industrial boat at a salmon farm work platform. It's pretty sad. Hope you can go to OneWhale.org or our Instagram or our Facebook and see some facts and be costructive in spreading the word about this whale. He needs help.
Isn't Norway one of the remaining countries with an active whaling industry?
Yes Norway and Japan...Japan has gotten the most heat in recent years but Norway does the same crap. It hunts whales and they feel because they didn't sign the CITIES through the international whaling commission they are free to kill these animals at will.
@@chrismccabe1795 I've never been the " save the whatever" is kind of guy , but I recently through watching RUclips videos learned a lot about whales and just how intelligent they are and how vital they our to our world. For this reason I really think the animals should be left free and safe. However, I get confused because there are so many other animals with certain amount of intelligence as well. I don't believe there should be a moratorium on hunting or raising animals for food. After, God did put the human race over them to provide for our needs. So, i just realized that with all my rathe r bold statements i only crezted more questions but NO Answers! 🤐
Sadly yes. We are hoping it comes to an end soon.
Personally I'd rather eat another animal that was caught in the wild, instead of those who are mass-bred and slaughtered in captivity.
Unless you're vegetarian or vegan, I'd say this comment is a bit hypocritical if you don't care about the actually *atrocious* dairy industry, first and foremost.
So cute and smart!
Can a Beluga be trained to do human and dangerous materialssearch and rescue?
Does he move It with a remote?
I follow the little white and little gray story, where they were rescued or transferred from China to Iceland, maybe this can also be applied to hvaldimir
Let him Free from a zoo
Any update on this?
I love you!
I love all of you!
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Protect Hvaldimir!!
Update: This cute beluga whale has been found dead. Rest in Paradise
Bless you, kind people!
Rest in peace
Beautiful.💖💖❤❤
He was shot 😢 RIP dear Beluga ❤️😞
They killed him:
I'm really Angry:
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RIP
Спи Спокойно
Мир
Тебе
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I got an idea .. stop fighting each other and fight for the whale because it's not like we don't need them to survive ❤❤❤❤❤
Use a waterproof WiFi or and iridium satellite phone transceiver module GPS location on the harness
Prayers for Hvaldi and the OneWhale team 🙏🐳
He was clearly raised in captivity and he's one of the smartest animals in the ocean, he'll be fine. There are a lot worse things waiting out there for Beluga whales than boat propellers.
Humans like to pretend that we are separate from nature, and can fix or improve the natural order of things, but you cannot control everything, and death is a natural part of it all.
The whale seems happy around boats and people, let him be, if you want to make a real difference in the world, make a video about the illegal whaling that still leads to hundreds of whale deaths per year.
You really expect China to stop training animals in captivity because Norway had the expendable income to build an entire sanctuary for a single whale? Get a grip.
@@SIMUL4CR4 It sounds like you didn't watch the video. But it does sounds like you're a whale behavior scientist (which OneWhale actually has on their team) and you can definitely tell he is HAPPY. Since you're the expert, we can assume this highly social animal doesn't want the company of other belugas. Not lonely at all, in fact, you've assessed he is happy. So, let's forget it, we'll let him fend for himself alone in the fjords for the next 40 years. Yes, the salmon farms want to euthanize him, but that's okay - it is part of "nature" !!! We have all learned so much about how "nature" works. And about Norway, more than we could ever learn by actually being here in the country. Thanks for your insight.
@@onewhaleorg Your attempt t sarcasm is cringe as f errrrrrrr
@@mad-pit3832 shut tf up! this animal is in danger and you are caring more about "sarcasm attempting"
Can they have him be with Little Grey and Little White?
The SANTUARY WAS TO BE IN THE SOUTH OF THE ATLANTIC...
Well Norway still allows the sale and consumption of whale meat, so I am not so sure this is the perfect country for a whale sanctuary. I lived there and I would love to see it, but I am not sure they have the right mindset.
That is so different!
I am aware of that!
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only 50k views wtf !?
2:51 😢💔
Aww ❤️😔
Take him to Iceland at the sacturay
I miss my mother Jane:
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Jaco is awesome: 🎥🎥🎥🐬🐬🐬🌎🌎🆔🔚🔚💯
Jaco is awesome:
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there is a sanctuary in iceland I believe with 2 other belugas who were entertaining in chinese acquariums
I'd donate to see him there. This propeller business is going to be the end of him, he's not afraid of boats.
this is truly sad
Hmmm, so if he is a male and alone, why dont we just find a alone female and just put her here with him (just a thought)
The people that put whales and wild animals in captivity it hurts me inside my heart my soul they’re supposed to be free and wild how would people like it if they were put in cages in captivity they wouldn’t like it people would not like it so why do we do it to wild animals that have to be wild too many cultures too many people thinking they own everything it’s this here where we can make a difference we can fight for the right for wild animals live their life wild and free
Whats with the black/red norway flag?
Like a marshmellow
im afraid of his safety being near the shore
He was found dead today ☹
Awesome WHALE
He’s lonely 😞
dude, he is cool
Subhan Allah, his beautiful 😊
He is an albino whale how cool is that.
Belugas are naturally white in color. Hes not an albino.
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#Hvaldimir
🏝️ *SANCTUARY not Captivity* 🏞️
Its not our fault. You just have to keep your distance. And the captains have to watch out where they are going.
In the Swedish waters, whales are not haunted, it is wrong to picture anyone like this. Please do not blame a pleasure boat captain like this. Also, it is wrong to be blaming people using ordinary transportation boats for noisy engine emissions
Just like paparazzi’s with celebrities
Whales and dolphins don't sleep, so Hvaldimir wasn't woken up by people to do ticks for them. They have to surface to breathe frequently. What they do instead is rest each hemisphere one at a time. Also, He had the whole harbor (and ocean for that matter) to avoid people if he so chose. He approached people of his own desire.
Whales do sleep actually, not for long stretches like us humans do, but they do indeed sleep. a simple google search will tell you that much. Inasmuch, he approaches people because it's a wrongly conditioned behavior for him to think humans = food. This is the danger with any wild animal, they come to understand human give food and come to rely on them rather than seeking out food themselves like it's intended by nature. Humans also equal danger. Not all humans like this whale and not all humans want to see him safe. Some want to kill him, capture him, put him in a show, whatever, but humans as a whole are dangerous for wildlife. We are a destructive species, and while many don't wish harm to Hvaldimir, the few that do wish him harm as a few too many. He has to be kept away from people and kept safe.
@@Reverse2057 No, they don't. They rest by shutting down a hemisphere of their brains. They don't "sleep" (lose consciousness) like humans.
You are anthropomorphizing.
I am furious!
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i don't want him to be trapped tho
The question is who killed him? 😭
He killed himself
@@stormdancer25 probably from the stress of all the gawking, touching, swimming - the people of Norway needs to be held accountable! SHAME!