Whale dies after washing ashore on beach at Hanna Park, FWC says
A whale died after washing ashore on the beach at Hanna Park on Wednesday morning, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed.
FWC got a call from Hanna Park staff that the live dwarf sperm whale had washed ashore.
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The whale, which was 7 feet in length, appeared to be injured.
The animal was alive at the time, so FWC staff rushed to the beach, loaded the whale into their truck and sedated it.
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The plan was to take the whale to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, but the whale died.
A necropsy is being done to determine the cause of death.
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