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Dead Whale Washes Up On Fire Island
It's the second humpback whale to wash up on a Long Island beach in the last 10 days.
UPDATE:
FIRE ISLAND, NY – A dead humpback whale washed up on Fire Island Sunday, according to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society.
The whale was found on the sand at Ocean Bay Park.
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"We ask that the public please respect the secured area and keep a distance from the whale," the conservation society said in post on its Facebook page.
On May 18, a 32-foot humpback whale washed up in Long Beach. That whale was likely hit by a boat, officials have said.
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In 48 years coming out to Fire Island, I have never seen a sadder sight than this poor battered #HumpbackWhale @save_thewhales_ pic.twitter.com/32hzbvmeE6
— Eva Braiman (@EvaBraiman) May 27, 2018
@laurahelmuth this lovely beast washed up by Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island NY. What can you tell us about it and its sad fate? pic.twitter.com/y1BP6LDyeA
— bereaved (@MyDogIsFunny) May 27, 2018
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