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Death Of Humpback Whale Found Off Montauk Seems To Fit A Recent Pattern

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The dead whale floating off Montauk.

The dead whale floating off Montauk.

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, it was brought to shore for a necropsy. KYRIL BROMLEY

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. COURTESY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS UNWIN OF USCG STATION MONTAUK.

A deceased humpback whale was found off the shore of Montauk on Wednesday. COURTESY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS UNWIN OF USCG STATION MONTAUK.

authorStaff Writer on Jul 30, 2019
A 30-foot dead humpback whale was found floating in the ocean off Montauk last week in the midst of an “ongoing unusual mortality event” for humpbacks along the Atlantic Coast.... more

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