Dead sperm whale found in Pompano Beach
Onlookers, including members of the Marine Animal Rescue Society, look toward the ocean on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.
Photographer: Joe Cavaretta /Sun Sentinel
Posted: 12/16/2012
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials were dispatched to Pompano Beach where a dead sperm whale is inching closer to shore.
A Broward Sheriff's Office statement says beachgoers spotted the whale Sunday morning. It's believed to be about 40 feet from shore. Tides keep washing the whale close to shore as rip currents pull it back out.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner has been notified.
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