Dead whale discovered in San Leandro, California

nbcbayarea.com
Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:59 UTC

A dead whale appeared to washed ashore near San Leandro Marina Park Friday.

NBC Bay Area's SkyRanger flew over the area and captured it near the San Leandro Marina. A group of people were seen gathered around it taking pictures.

The Marine Mammal Center told NBC Bay Area that their team was alerted Friday afternoon by the California Academy of Sciences of a dead gray whale that was floating offshore in San Leandro. Officials added that group of their experts plan to respond to the dead whale "depending on tidal patterns and location accessibility."

Comment: On the same day a sperm whale washed ashore in near Grimsby in the UK:

A ten-metre sperm whale is feared to have died after it washed up on the east coast of England in Lincolnshire.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) was called at about 12.15pm on Good Friday to help with a 'large stranded whale' on the beach at Cleethorpes, near Grimsby.

The marine mammal response charity said the whale had been spotted 'upright in the water' at about midday, but by the time it reached the beach it was stranded on its side.

A BDMLR spokesperson said: 'Unfortunately, the tide was rising quickly and therefore there was no way for BDMLR medics to safely access the whale, and it was soon under the water.

'The beach safety team were able to show our medics CCTV footage of the whale before it became submerged, and it did appear to have passed away.'

The sperm whale was found near Grimsby, in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England.