REVERE, Mass. — A dead whale was found washed up on Revere Beach on Friday morning.
Massachusetts State Police tweeted Friday morning that a 25-foot long whale washed up on Revere Beach. The scene was secured.
The aquarium says this is the same whale that was seen recently in Gloucester and Cohasset. On September 7, a whale watch off the Gloucester shore spotted the dead whale. A few days later on Sept. 9, the same whale washed up on Cohasset. Cohasset had approval to tow the dead whale to sea.
CPD on scene with what appears to be humpback whale calf in area of 399 Atlantic Ave. @NEAQ notified. Appears calf is deceased. pic.twitter.com/1qqQlMMf1a
— Cohasset Police (@CohassetPolice) September 9, 2018
Over a week after the whale was last seen in Cohasset, the juvenile humpback washed up on Revere Beach.
Aquarium specialists tell Boston 25 News they are not responding because they already took samples from the whale at the previous incidents.
An approx. 25-foot long whale has washed up on Revere Beach. Troopers have secured the scene. Specialists from @NEAQ enroute. This the latest of several deceased whales to have washed ashore in Mass. waters in recent weeks. Sad to see. What a beautiful creature. pic.twitter.com/pOyj7xy4j3
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 21, 2018
State police say they plan for the whale to be buried in place once tide recedes.
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