The carcass of a whale was spotted near Alandhalai coast at Jeeva Nagar, a coastal hamlet near Tiruchendur, on Saturday.

Sources from the CSG said the carcass was found floating in a decomposed state in sea. It should have been dead some four or five days ago. However, the reason behind its death is not known.

A. Soosai, a fisherman and president, Fishermen Cooperative Society, Veerapandiapattinam, said initially some fishermen, who ventured into sea on Friday night, spotted the carcass in sea, while returning to the shore. But, still late in the evening, the carcass had not been washed ashore.

He said there was no possibility of the boat hitting the whale to death since the fishermen had been engaged in their routine at sea by small fibre boats.

The carcass was likely to be washed ashore in a day or two, said some sources.