Viral Swing: Cause of death sought for 55-foot-long whale washed ashore on Massachusetts beach

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Cause of death sought for 55-foot-long whale washed ashore on Massachusetts beach

A dead, 55-foot-long whale has washed ashore on a Massachusetts beach. The giant fin whale likely died at sea, officials told local news outlets, noting that it had been spotted floating in the water about eight miles offshore before it arrived. It showed no outward signs of trauma, Tony LaCasse, the New England Aquarium’s media relations director, told reporters, adding that facility's marine mammal team and experts from the International Fund for Animal Welfare were still investigating why it died.