A beluga whale accused of spying for Russia with a mounted camera has been found dead near Norway's coast

• Hvaldimir, Norway's beloved beluga whale, has been found dead, according to conservationists.
• Hvaldimir, famed for his many interactions with locals, was considered a young whale at about 15 years of age.
• He first appeared in 2019 with a camera on a harness, fueling a theory that he was trained to spy for Russia.

A beluga whale believed to have been trained to spy for Russia was found dead in Norwegian waters on Saturday, five years after making the local coast his home.