Video posted to Twitter by Matthew Longfellow shows dozens of beachgoers trying to help the whale. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was also on scene.
However, the whale died a few hours later while being sedated.
#BREAKING: @MaxineBentzel reports that the baby Sperm Whale at Juno Beach will be euthanized. #SouthFL pic.twitter.com/fA12QifqdD
— Matthew Longfellow (@Longfellow_TV) November 15, 2017
Marine officials say the whales usually come to shore when there is a problem. In this case, the baby came whale came to shore after being separated from its mother and being severely sick.
The whale will be taken to Harbor Branch, where experts will conduct a necropsy to determine the case of death.
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