Dead Fin Whale Removed From California Beach

Published on August 12, 2024

TORRANCE, Calif.—Lifeguards and wildlife officials cleared a dead whale from Torrance Beach Aug. 11 after performing a partial necropsy on the 51-foot mammal that washed up on shore on the evening of Aug. 10. The fin whale, second largest mammal after the blue whale, was towed back to sea after being beached for more than 12 hours, authorities said. Lifeguards discovered the whale around 6 p.m. Aug. 10 near the beach between Redondo Beach and Malaga Cove, according to a Los Angeles County Lifeguards post on X. The animal was found inside the surf line and died before rescuers arrived. The Marine Mammal Care Center (MMCC) in San Pedro and the National Marine Fisheries Service responded to the scene and determined that the whale was deceased, lifeguards said....

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