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Whale finally euthanized, but 1 dart missing

Originally published: April 9, 2010 6:17 PM
Updated: April 9, 2010 11:31 PM
By MARK HARRINGTON  mark.harrington@newsday.com

The young humpback whale is pulled up onto

Photo credit: Doug Kuntz | The young humpback whale is pulled up onto Main Beach in East Hampton after it died. (April 9, 2010)

Marine experts used a combination of chemicals and three high-powered rifle blasts to finally put to rest a 13-ton whale beached at East Hampton Friday after a four-day, 20-person operation that left one possibly lethal dart missing in the waves.

A team of divers is due to search those waters for the dart on Saturday, East Hampton village police said. Earlier Friday they distributed a wanted...

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