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Beached baby whale in East Hampton survives the night

Quick ReadThe whale that stranded itself along Main Beach in East Hampton early Tuesday probably can't be saved, officials had said.

A baby humpback whale struggles in the surf

Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | A baby humpback whale struggles in the surf after washing up near Main Beach in East Hampton. (April 6, 2010)

A weak, underweight juvenile humpback whale that stranded itself along Main Beach in East Hampton survived the night, and was observed moving its flippers Wednesday.

However, officials had said Tuesday the whale probably can't be saved.

"There's not much we can do. The whale looks thin to us, and we think it will die," said Chuck Bowman, president of the marine mammal rescue program...

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