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		</div><p>A stricken sperm whale which washed up on a beach in Norfolk is unlikely to survive because it’s too big to be lifted or rolled.</p>
<p>The 14-metre long animal, which is still alive, became stranded at Hunstanton but nothing can be done to save it, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said.<br />
It comes after three dead whales washed up on the Lincolnshire coast last month, and is the 29th stranding across Europe in the last two weeks, the voluntary organisation said.</p>
<p>Stephen Marsh, operations manager for BDMLR, said there is nothing the volunteers can do due to the size and weight of the animal.</p>
<p>“It’s a sperm whale, another male. It’s the 29th stranding we’ve had in Europe in the last couple weeks,” he said.</p>
<p>“We had two in Germany last night, one in France on Tuesday night. It’s a live stranding but it’s unlikely to survive. The tide may well lift it but we don’t think it would survive another stranding if it came back in.</p>
<p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1454586999-0ea8e8f45cd0020e0f919a4d1a213ec4-600x800.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-85328"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1454586999-0ea8e8f45cd0020e0f919a4d1a213ec4-600x800.jpg" alt="1454586999-0ea8e8f45cd0020e0f919a4d1a213ec4-600x800" width="600" height="800" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-85328" /></a></p>
<p>“There’s nothing we can do, it’s likely to be between 25-30 tonnes. We can’t lift it, we can’t roll it, the vets can’t put it out of its misery.</p>
<p>“The body will be breaking down and releasing toxins, causing organ failure. It’s a very sad case but we will have to let nature take its course.”</p>
<p>The whale is said to be 1.5 miles out on the sand and the coastguard is also in attendance.</p>
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