70,000-Lb. Sperm Whale Beached on Florida Coast Dies Despite Rescue Efforts, Officials Say
A large sperm whale that became stranded on a Venice, Florida, beach over the weekend has died, police said. On Sunday morning, the Venice Police Department announced that the local beach Service Club Park would be closed after a 44-foot-long male sperm whale had beached itself on a sandbar, according to theCity of Venice. Several groups — including the Venice PD, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) — worked together to assist the male whale....