Posted on Jul 21, 2016
Wally, the returning dead whale, finally laid to rest in California
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- A dead humpback whale that kept floating up near Southern California beaches has finally been laid to rest.
The Los Angeles Times said the rotting carcass of a 45-foot-long female named Wally was cut up on an Encinitas beach on Monday and trucked to a San Diego landfill.
The body of the 15-year-old female was towed about a half-dozen times since it first washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles County on June 30.
The cause of death for the 22-ton humpback has not been determined, but parasites were found in its intestines, CBS Los Angeles affiliate KCBS reported.
Currents kept pushing Wally south. It was repeatedly towed out to sea after showing up off several Orange County beaches and finally came ashore over the weekend at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.
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The Los Angeles Times said the rotting carcass of a 45-foot-long female named Wally was cut up on an Encinitas beach on Monday and trucked to a San Diego landfill.
The body of the 15-year-old female was towed about a half-dozen times since it first washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles County on June 30.
The cause of death for the 22-ton humpback has not been determined, but parasites were found in its intestines, CBS Los Angeles affiliate KCBS reported.
Currents kept pushing Wally south. It was repeatedly towed out to sea after showing up off several Orange County beaches and finally came ashore over the weekend at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.
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© 2016 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Wally, the returning dead whale, finally laid to rest in California
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I wonder who paid for the autopsy of Wally the whale SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Whoever was responsible for towing this dead whale six times hopefully will never be called upon for similar services. That is a horrible success rate. The pacific ocean is pretty big and the currents tend to be known. it is amazing to me that somebody could be contracted six times to tow the same dead whale out to sea
Whoever was responsible for towing this dead whale six times hopefully will never be called upon for similar services. That is a horrible success rate. The pacific ocean is pretty big and the currents tend to be known. it is amazing to me that somebody could be contracted six times to tow the same dead whale out to sea
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL The whale was so decomposed that even sharks would not eat the carcass. The smell did not bother me as I am 2 miles inland!
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