7 Meter Bungkuk Pope Dies Stranded in Jembrana Perancak

Joint officers buried a humpback whale with a length of more than seven meters that was found stranded on Perancak Beach, Jembrana Regency, Bali, Tuesday (14/7/2026). ANTARA/HO-Satpolairud Polres Jembrana

JEMBRANA - A humpback whale with a length of more than seven meters was found stranded on Perancak Beach, Jembrana Regency, Bali, but failed to be saved so that it died a few hours after being found.

"All related agencies, including environmental activists and the community, have tried hard to save the whale since it was found. But because it failed to return to the sea, the animal died," said Head of the Marine and Air Police Unit of the Jembrana Police, AKP I Putu Suparta, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 14.

To save the whale found by fishermen from the village of Perancak at around 10.45 WITA, a joint team from the police, TNI AL, a team of veterinarians from the Indonesian Animal Network (JSI), the Gondol Marine Research and Fisheries Extension Center (BBRBLPP) and the Denpasar Coastal and Marine Resources Management Center (BPSPL) took various ways so that this marine mammal could return to the sea.

The pope briefly moved towards the sea but soon after was stranded on the beach until he died at around 15.00 WITA.

After death, according to him, the team conducted a biological identification examination, and carried out burial at the location using heavy equipment.

According to him, the process of coordination and evacuation of the whale took place quickly with officers immediately going to the location shortly after receiving the report.

"Handling large marine mammals such as whales requires cross-agency collaboration so that the entire process runs safely, effectively, and in accordance with conservation principles," he said.

The Head of the Jembrana City Police, Inspector Two (Ipda) I Ngurah Agus Dwi Widiatmika Putra, said that solid coordination and cooperation between institutions made the process of handling this whale run smoothly and orderly.

Head of the Public Relations Section of the Jembrana Police, Inspector Two I Putu Budi Arnaya, urged the public to immediately contact officers if they find protected marine animals stranded, which the police can contact at 110 as the institution's service.