Whale carcass washes ashore for third time, another Sydney beach closed

Key points

• A whale calf carcass has washed ashore at Malabar Beach in Sydney, the third landing spot for the same animal. Randwick Council workers moved the remains up the sand, roped off the area and closed the beach on Tuesday.
• Council said strong currents moved the carcass from Lurline Bay and that it will be removed and disposed of on Tuesday 27 October.
• Earlier, Coogee and Maroubra beaches were shut after the carcass became stuck against rocks at Lurline Bay.