By Eric Scott, NJ 101.5
People walking on a popular South Jersey beach came upon a stranded whale Tuesday afternoon.
Cape May Police got the call to respond to Sunset Beach around 3:30 p.m.
A crew from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center responded shortly after.
The whale appeared to be a juvenile Minke whale, but MMSC officials could not confirm that. Video posted to Facebook shows the whale was not much larger than the bystanders who were standing next to it.
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Whale in poor health euthanized after becoming beached at the Jersey Shore
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