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Baby Whale Draws Crowds In Long Beach
The whale was spotted near Alamitos Bay Sunday but appeared to have headed back to the ocean. However, it showed up again Monday.
LONG BEACH, CA – A juvenile gray whale showed up on the shoreline of Alamitos Bay Monday, and authorities tried to coax it back to sea. The whale was spotted near the area Sunday but appeared to have headed back to the ocean. However, it showed up again Monday, bobbing in the water near the dock and drawing crowds.
Juvenile #whale in Alamitos Bay in #LongBeach during the eclipse. @MARescue is on the scene. https://t.co/DKYfRxZn0T
— Holly Torpey (@hollytorpey) August" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/hollytorpe... 21, 2017
The whale is believed to be the same one that attracted crowds of onlookers earlier this month in Dana Point Harbor. A Long Beach Marine officials told the Orange County Register the whale apparently got separated from its mother as it made its way up the coast.
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Crews were keeping an eye on the whale, trying not to disturb it, but hoping it will find its way out of the marina area and back to sea.
Juvenile grey whale now at the 2nd street bridge in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach pic.twitter.com/OT44soyj2b
— Stephen Carr (@Carrphotos) August 21, 2017
City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock
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