COHASSET, Mass. — A whale washed up on a beach in Cohasset on Sunday morning, according to Cohasset Police.
The department posted on Twitter that they were on scene after a whale calf had washed up around Atlantic Avenue.
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
Police notified the New England Aquarium, who said the species wasn't immediately known.
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The New England Aquarium said they had staff on scene, working to secure the whale before a potential necropsy on Monday.
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