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Decomposed whale carcass washes up San Diego beach

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The remains of a whale washed up on La Jolla Shores Wednesday morning, according to San Diego lifeguards. The whale's body was "severely decomposed," authorities stated. Lifeguards told FOX 5/KUSI it washed ashore sometime overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, in between their scheduled shifts. San Diego Zoo welcomes baby hamadryas baboon, Defari A spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration t…

City removes whale carcass from La Jolla Shores | News Channel 3-12

By Pat Mueller Click here for updates on this story     SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — A 55-foot-long whale carcass washed up on the beach in La Jolla Shores overnight Wednesday, according to the City of San Diego and NOAA. An NOAA spokesperson told ABC 10News the whale’s remains were so decomposed that “it was impossible to determine” what species it was. The NOAA team did take tissue samples to determine the whale’s species via genetic testing…

City removes whale carcass from La Jolla Shores

By Pat Mueller Click here for updates on this story     SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — A 55-foot-long whale carcass washed up on the beach in La Jolla Shores overnight Wednesday, according to the City of San Diego and NOAA. An NOAA spokesperson told ABC 10News the whale’s remains were so decomposed that “it was impossible to determine” what species it was. The NOAA team did take tissue samples to determine the whale’s species via genetic testing…

Decomposed remains of 55-foot whale found on La Jolla beach

Researchers are investigating the death of a 55-foot whale after its decomposed body was found on a La Jolla beach early Wednesday. The carcass was found by a member of the public near the La Jolla Shores parking lot on La Vereda near Camino Del Oro after it likely washed up overnight, said Michael Milstein, a spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “It appears to be a large baleen whale, but it was extremely decomp…

NOAA investigating badly decomposed whale that washed up on La Jolla Shores

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists were in La Jolla Wednesday to investigate the carcass of a 55-foot whale that had likely been dead for days before washing ashore. “It’s obviously been dead for some time, but likely washed up on the beach in the last day or so,” NOAA spokesperson Michael Milstein said. “We think it’s one of the larger baleen whales.” The whale was so badly decomposed, little would be known about it unti…

Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were in La Jolla on Wednesday to investigate the body of a 17-meter whale that had probably been dead days before reaching the coast. “Obviously it has been dead for a while, but it probably appeared on the beach in the last few days,” said Michael Milstein, spokesman for the NOAA. “We believe that this is one of the largest bearded whales.” The whale was so decomposed th…