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UPDATE: Second Rare Whale Found In Bridgehampton Monday Morning

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The beached whale in Southampton Village off Gin Lane.

The beached whale in Southampton Village off Gin Lane.

The beached whale in Southampton Village off Gin Lane.

The beached whale in Southampton Village off Gin Lane.

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

Southampton Village Highway Department employee Mike Steward secured the beaked whale in the truck before it was transported to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

Southampton Village Highway Department employee Mike Steward secured the beaked whale in the truck before it was transported to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Riverhead. BY CAROL MORAN

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

Southampton Village Highway Department workers used a backhoe and a payloader to lift the beaked whale into their truck

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Rive

and then transported it to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation in Rive

authorStaff Writer on Jan 5, 2014
UPDATE, Monday, 12 p.m.: A second rare beaked whale—this one smaller with what appeared to be a gash on its head—washed ashore in Bridgehampton between Mecox and Scott Cameron beaches... more

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