A dead whale was found floating Thursday afternoon in the Newark Bay, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.
The species and length of the whale were not confirmed as of 4:30 p.m. as the center and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society were working with federal and state officials to recover and tow the mammal out of the bay, authorities said.
Once it is recovered, a necropsy will be performed to determine a preliminary cause of death, the center said…