Whale washes up on beach in Cohasset

COHASSET, Mass. — A whale washed up on a beach in Cohasset on Sunday morning, according to Cohasset Police.

The department posted on Twitter that they were on scene after a whale calf had washed up around Atlantic Avenue.

Police notified the New England Aquarium, who said the species wasn't immediately known.

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The New England Aquarium said they had staff on scene, working to secure the whale before a potential necropsy on Monday.

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