NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A dead juvenile humpback whale that washed up in Newport Beach could remain in place until Friday before crews try using a boat to tow the 10-ton carcass back out to sea.
The whale washed up near 11th Street about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday , already dead, according to Glenn Gray, CEO of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, which sent experts to take tissue and blood samples from the carcass in the hope of figuring out what killed it.
The animal is about 17 feet long, and appears to be a juvenile, according to Gray, who said he and other experts have not been able to scrutinize the entire whale because of its position on the water’s edge, but initial observations showed no evidence of a boat strike or entanglement…