dead whale washed ashore in the area; This time at a Rockaway beach in Queens, New York.
Another dead whale has washed ashore in the area; this time on a Rockaway beach in Queens, New York.

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society was notified at 9 a.m. Friday that a dead minke whale was on the shoreline, according to a post from the group.

The 25-foot long mammal had several wounds across its body that appeared to have happened before it died, but its cause of death was still pending the results of a necropsy examination.

However, there were was additional evidence of blunt force trauma indicating that whale may have died from a vessel strike, the society said in an updated post.

Additional testing was still needed to confirm that.