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Dead whale buried in Oak Island sand


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A whale washed up onto Oak Island Sunday.
A whale washed up onto Oak Island Sunday.

Members of the UNCW marine mammal stranding program had to bury a whale that washed ashore on Oak Island over the weekend.

Kyle Thomas, a town spokesman, said experts believe the whale had been dead for 3-5 days before it washed ashore Sunday.

The cause of death had yet to be determined. A preliminary investigation showed the whale may have been tangled in something, UNCW biology and marine biology professor Ann Pabst said.

The whale was a humpback, approximately 33 feet long and three years old.

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it was on north 36th st

And people complain about cigarette butts in the sand.

Does anyone know where this was located exactly on Oak Island?

it smelled so bad!! It was really sad and it seemed like everyone was there. I was in southport and my mom's neighbor told us and it was just crazy

Shoot, hate to have been a pallbearer.

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