A 21-foot killer whale has died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida.
This photo provided by Flagler County Sheriffs Office shows a dead killer whale in Palm Coast, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. According to authorities, the 21-foot killer whale died after beaching itself. – A 21-foot killer whale died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida Wednesday, authorities said.
The orca landed on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida, located more than 60 miles south of Jacksonville, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Crews from the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the sheriff's office were on hand to help remove the carcass so that a necropsy can be performed, Messod Bendayan, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said in an email.Orcas are among the largest and most powerful marine mammals in the ocean.
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