A surfer walks past a massive 65-foot dead fin whale as it lays on the beach at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach on Thursday, May 20, 2021. It is believed to be the same whale that was struck by an Australian Navy ship last week and washed up late Wednesday, May 19 in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register
A massive dead fin whale hauled out to sea in San Diego after being struck by an Australian Navy ship last week is believed to have washed up at Bolsa Chica State Beach, authorities said.
Authorities are preparing to have the 58-foot sea creature that appeared late Wednesday, May 19, picked up for disposal – on land this time – said State Parks spokesman Kevin Pearsall. Representatives from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Navy had been onsite Thursday to investigate, he said.
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