Dozens stand vigil for whale stranded in East Hampton
Quick ReadLast night, officials shot several darts of tranquilizers into the whale, hoping to sedate it enough to administer a lethal solution.
Photo credit: Doug Kuntz | David Morin, of The National Marine Fisheries Service talks to high school students near a beached whale in East Hampton, Thursday. (April 8, 2010)
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They gathered by the dozens, hoping beyond hope to see a beached whale miraculously survive, but realizing it was in the throes of death.
The humpback whale, mired in the low surf on an East Hampton beach for a third day, provided a somber show Thursday afternoon to those who careened through the dunes to see it. Several times a minute, it sent a fine spray of water vapor into the air and...
