Freya the walrus euthanised after troubling crowds in Oslo fjord

Young 600kg female had been basking in waters of Norway's capital and attracting crowds who disturbed her rest

A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the sun in the Oslo fjord has been euthanised.

The decision to euthanise was taken on the basis of a global evaluation of the persistent threat to human security," the head of Norway's fisheries directorate, Frank Bakke-Jensen, said in a statement.