Seven pilot whales were found dead on an eastern Indonesian beach, an official said Saturday, after 17 were stranded in the remote area.

Residents of nearby Menia Village managed to save ten of the whales, all roughly three to four meters long, in a rescue attempt on Friday.

Dozens of mourners on Saturday commemorated the 17th anniversary of the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people on the Indonesian resort island, as Islamic militant attacks continue to plague the country.

A Russian man reportedly died not long after boogie boarding at Seminyak Beach yesterday. Though local authorities managed to bring him to a hospital while he was still alive, he was declared dead upon arriving at the medical facility.

A Russian man reportedly died not long after playing boogie board at Seminyak Beach yesterday. Though local authorities managed to bring him to a hospital while he was still alive, he was declared dead upon arriving at the medical facility.

Indonesia’s Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has officially declared Benoa Bay as a maritime conservation site. The decision came after years of resistance against reclamation of the area, which had sparked a movement made up of concerned locals from different facets of Bali’s society.