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A dead 52-foot fin whale” washed ashore between San Diego’s Pacific Beach and Mission Beach on Sunday, December 10.According to
FOX5 San Diego, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (
NOAA) said it received calls regarding the beached whale early on Sunday morning.Video filmed by Peter Lubczynski and posted on
X on Sunday shows crews attempting to move the bloodied whale carcass using bulldozers.The San Diego Union-Tribune
reported the animal was eventually moved into the ocean using "a bulldozer, a jet ski, and a boat. Credit: Peter Lubczynski via Storyful