SA British Columbia whale watching company says it is “devastated” by the discovery of a dead humpback whale that it believes could have been struck by one of its vessels.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officials are investigating after the body was found off Keats Island in Howe Sound, and couldn’t provide additional details about the whale’s death, which was confirmed on Saturday.

But the Prince of Whales company says one of its vessels made “unexpected contact” with a humpback whale on Thursday afternoon near the site where the dead whale was later found.

The company originally reported it made “minimal contact” with the whale, but in an updated statement Monday says not all parts of the whale were visible at the time of the strike, and based on the timing and location of the disco

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