Dead Whale Washes Ashore In Alameda

ALAMEDA, CA — A dead whale washed ashore over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The whale, which is believed to be female and estimated to be roughly 40 feet long, washed ashore Sunday morning in Alameda, according to reports. Wildlife officials said it is the first whale death this year in the Bay Area.

The whale was first spotted Saturday floating off Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach, SFGATE reported.

It was not yet known how the whale died. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard plan to transport the carcass to Angel Island State Park in order to conduct a necropsy and determine the cause of death, according to ABC7 News.