MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A whale washed ashore on Myrtle Beach Monday afternoon and scientists are working to determine what caused its death.
The beaked whale, which can sometimes be called a giant bottlenose whale, was spotted between 49th Avenue North and 57th Avenue North between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to Fisheries Biologist with the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, David Player.
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Another whale was also reportedly stranded in the water and helped back into deeper water but Player said it didn’t look too good.
Player said a necropsy to determine the whale’s death will be carried out by the DNR.
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