A dead whale washed ashore late Friday, April 11, near the Huntington Beach pier.
A team from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center responded early Saturday and a necropsy is underway, said Glenn Gray, CEO of the Laguna Beach-based program.
The cause of the female gray whale’s death is unknown at this time, he said. She is on the shore near Tower 3 and appears fully intact.
The whale remained on the beach as of Saturday morning.
The OCCountyOutdoors posted video of the whale as the waves pushed it ashore Friday evening.
Last weekend, a minke whale was found dead in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor. It had been swimming in the inner harbor for several days prior.