As the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning remove a dead whale from a Surf Coast beach, we can all be thankful techniques have changed over the years. In 1970 in Oregon, the US, it was decided the best way to get rid of a whale carcass was to blow it up in a "controlled explosion". It didn't end well. | Geelong Advertiser

22K views · 219 reactions | The public is asked to continue to stay out of the water at Waimanalo Bay following the removal of a massive whale carcass Wednesday. A traditional Hawaiian blessing was held and witnessed by a group of about 50 people before it was hauled away to be buried on private land, the DLNR said. READ MORE: https://buff.ly/2QqhLfC #HINews #HNN | Hawaii News Now | Facebook