Crime & Safety

Dead Whale Washes Up At Nude Beach At Sandy Hook: Officials

A whale washed up in the area of the nude beach at Sandy Hook after floating adrift this week, according to authorities.

Tom Davis's profile picture
Tom Davis, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
|
(Bill McKim)

SANDY HOOK – A whale washed up in the area of the nude beach at Sandy Hook after floating adrift this week, according to authorities.

The 25-foot humpback whale washed up just south of Gunnison Beach on Tuesday night, Bob Schoelkopf, executive director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, told Patch.

Gunnison Beach is the "unclothed" beach at Gateway National Recreation Area.

Find out what's happening in Middletownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Daphne Yun, a spokeswoman at Gateway National Recreation Area, said a 25-foot whale that had been floating off shore washed up about half a mile north from Beach F, the fishing beach. A necropsy was being performed on Wednesday.

Bill McKim's website, Jersey Shore Whale Watch Tour, has been monitoring this situation as it has been conducting "whale watching off the coast of Monmouth County” this week.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in. Here are the pictures McKim took:

Find out what's happening in Middletownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Middletown