"unfortunatly this fish is now dead,, Sad Sad
death is thought to have been caused by inapropriate handling, a fish that size needs the water to support its weight, the stress on its internal organs caused by holding it up without any support under its belly is thought to have torn all the muscles holding its internal organs to its body causing internal bleeding and stress,, "
I've taken the above from another forum, I didn't know the fish had died, but it's not too difficult to understand if it's true.