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Dead humpback whale towed from Dockweiler Beach before Fourth
A 46 foot humpback whale, nicknamed Wally, was hauled back to sea after washing ashore at Dockweiler Beach near LAX. Lifeguards blocked access as biologists sampled tissue to determine cause of death while officials noted prior sightings and possible entanglement scars.
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Los Angeles
Dockweiler Beach
Los Angeles International Airport
California
Wally
Alisa Schulman-Janiger
Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles County
Schulman-Janiger
Justin Greenman
National Marine Fisheries Service