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.
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