25-Foot Whale Washes Up On Beach
POSTED: Friday, February 29, 2008
UPDATED: 9:57 am EST March 1,
2008
BEVERLY BEACH, Fla. -- A 25-foot, 4,000-pound Fin Whale that washed ashore on a Central Florida beach has died, officials said.The whale was spotted on Friday afternoon north of Beverly Beach in Flagler County.Members from the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute responded to the whale, which was badly decomposed.Earlier on Friday, Local 6 News helicopter Sky 6 showed several onlookers near the whale, which was being pushed ashore by waves.A necropsy will be performed on the whale and its carcass will be buried, officials said.Members of the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute respond to an average of one dead or sick whale or dolphin every week.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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