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Giant Manta Ray Found Off Mass. Coast With 11-Foot Wingspan

Expert: 'This Is A Huge Ray'

POSTED: Monday, August 13, 2007
UPDATED: 11:29 pm EDT August 13, 2007

A rare manta ray with a wingspan of 11 feet was found dead off the coast of Salem, Mass., by some jet skiers.


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The giant creature was spotted floating in Salem harbor Sunday night and dragged to shore.

Six men were needed to lift the ray up onto the dock so scientists from the New England Aquarium could investigate.

"This is a huge ray," New England Aquarium representative Tony LaCasse said. "It's wingspan is 11 feet from tip to tip, it's 7-feet, 8-inches long, and weighs about 500-to-600 pounds."

The manta ray found in Salem mainly eats plankton and small fish.

It's unclear how the creature died.

This type of ray can be found anywhere from Brazil all the way up the East coast, but it normally likes more tropical waters.

State environmental police planned to dispose of the carcass in deeper waters.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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