Beached whale dies off Rockaways; necropsy planned
Photo credit: John Roca | Volunteers pour water on a beached whale to keep it alive in the Rockaway Inlet off Breezy Point. (Dec. 26, 2012)
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The 60-foot finback whale that died early Thursday will be examined on the Rockaway beach it came to rest upon and then buried beneath federal sand dunes nearby, officials said.
Biologists plan to perform a necropsy -- the equivalent of an autopsy, performed on animals -- Friday or Saturday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Biologists, led by personnel from the...
