A 21-foot orca whale died from beaching on the Florida coast. There was no sign of trauma to the body, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's office.
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A 21-foot orca whale died on Wednesday morning after beaching itself in Palm Coast. A video shows the marine mammal washed ashore, unresponsive, with waves crashing over it. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body.
Law enforcement were asking people to avoid the area about 30 miles north of Daytona Beach. Marine biologists from SeaWorld and officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were assisting with the whale's necropsy and removal.
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Sooo Sad🥲🥲🥲🥲
That Orca sushi gonna be good af 😋
Do whales taste like fish?
What is beached
Stuck on a beach and unable to get back in water
@Venom too bad way to die
Truck driver: which restaurant, Japanese or Chinese? Boss: depends how dead it is.
HE’S GONNA BLOW!
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Orcas aren’t whales. They’re dolphins.
Poor precious baby 🙏😢