Huge young humpback whale is found dead on a Virginia beach - and experts are ... trends now
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The lifeless body of a juvenile humpback whale was found off the coast of Virginia Sunday, sparking an investigation into its cause of death.
The region’s stranding response was called to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Sunday morning after beachgoers saw the huge marine mammal about three miles from shore.
The whale was a male, anywhere from four to 10 years old and up to 32 feet long.
Teams have since pulled the whale out of the water and are expected to perform a necropsy on Monday, which will see it split from mouth to tail and samples removed for analysis.
While the dead whale is a mystery, such incidents can occur due to being tangled in fishing nets and vessel strikes - but some locals believe off shore wind companies are to blame.
The juvenile male, between four and 10 years old, was spotted about three miles off the coast of Virginia Beach
Beachgoers spotted the dead whale in the ocean on Sunday morning and immediately called officials to the sence
Virginia Aquarium's Stranding Response arrived at the beach with heavy machinery to pull the giant whale out of the water and drag its corpse onto the beach.
Sharif Young, a Chesapeake resident, was heading to the Oceanfront on Sunday to ride his longboard when he spotted the whale.
He told 13NewsNow: ‘I just see this giant conglomeration of
