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. FOX13
It's not clear how or why the whale became stranded on the beach.
and the Flagler County Government Facebook page showed officials using construction machinery to move the whale out of the water and away from the beach where a necropsy, an animal autopsy, could be performed.Several agencies assisted, including Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Flagler County government departments.Viewers on Facebook said the video is heartbreaking.
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