A 21-foot female orca, also known as a killer whale, died Wednesday morning after she apparently stranded herself on a beach in Florida, Flagler County officials said.
The 7,000-pound whale was found along the shore of Jungle Hut beach, officials said. According to a spokesperson with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there has never had a record of a stranded killer whale in Florida or the Southeast.The 7,000-pound whale was found along the shore of Jungle Hut beach, officials said. It's not clear how or why the whale became stranded on the beach.
"This is extremely rare," said Blair Mase with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . "We've never had a record of a stranded killer whale in Florida or the Southeast United States."A 21-foot orca, also known as a killer whale, was found washed up on Flagler Beach in Florida. Unfortunately, the whale did not survive, officials said.
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