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Dead Whale Emerges From Sand-Scoured Beach; County Called in To Re-Bury the Late Leviathan

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A dead humpback whale that was buried on the beach this summer after drifting into Shinnecock Bay through the inlet, had to be re-buried last week at a new site, after storms scoured sand from its burial site and exposed its remains. MICHAEL O'CONNOR

A dead humpback whale that was buried on the beach this summer after drifting into Shinnecock Bay through the inlet, had to be re-buried last week at a new site, after storms scoured sand from its burial site and exposed its remains. MICHAEL O'CONNOR

A dead humpback whale that was buried on the beach this summer after drifting into Shinnecock Bay through the inlet, had to be re-buried last week at a new site, after storms scoured sand from its burial site and exposed its remains. MICHAEL O'CONNOR

A dead humpback whale that was buried on the beach this summer after drifting into Shinnecock Bay through the inlet, had to be re-buried last week at a new site, after storms scoured sand from its burial site and exposed its remains. MICHAEL O'CONNOR

The decomposing humpback whale that floated into the Shinnecock Inlet on June 1 was towed back out an originally buried on the west side of the Inlet. DANA SHAW

The decomposing humpback whale that floated into the Shinnecock Inlet on June 1 was towed back out an originally buried on the west side of the Inlet. DANA SHAW

Tom Gogola on Oct 4, 2023
Following recent days of sand-scouring wind and rain, a dead humpback whale that had been buried earlier this year reemerged in blubbery and bony bits from its sandy crypt near... more

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