What to Know
- A dead humpback whale washed up on Fire Island Sunday morning
- The whale was "in an advanced state of decomposition"
- A necropsy found the whale had trauma consistent with a vessel strike
A humpback whale that washed up on Fire Island was likely struck by a boat, a conservation group said Monday.
The female whale was 33-feet long and "fairly decomposed" but had evidence of trauma from a vessel strike, said Rachel Bosworth, spokeswoman for the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said. The whale washed ashore Sunday morning.
Samples were sent to a pathologist to help confirm the cause of death.
Another humpback whale was spotted swimming offshore while experts were conducting the necropsy, Bosworth said.
Anyone who sees a whale is asked to report the sighting by emailing sightings@amseas.org.
