This is a developing story.
Residents and visitors in kitty Hawk are being asked to steer clear of a dead whale found washed ashore on the town’s beach Friday morning.
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Oceana scientist Nora Ives has confirmed to Coastal Review that the marine mammal is a humpback whale.
The whale was found near the Bennett Street Beach Access. Kitty Hawk Police have contacted wildlife authorities for assistance, according to the department’s social media.
WAVY TV 10 out of Portsmouth, Virginia, reports that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials said the female whale is about 27 feet long and has signs of shark scavenging, which is when sharks eat an animal that is already dead.
NOAA officials told the television news station that whale strandings on the North Carolina coast are common this time of year as whales migrate south.
