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Courtesy Oregon State Parks.
YACHATS, OR – Rescue efforts continued Sunday after a humpback whale became beached on the Oregon Coast just north of Yachats in Lincoln County on Saturday. Observers say the whale appeared to be in distress but still alive midmorning on Sunday.
Oregon State Police and officials with the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network arrived on the scene after volunteers attempted to untangle whale and keep it wet. However, Oregon State Parks is warning the public to stay away, since a crowd is likely to create more stress for the animal. Its size also represents a danger to people, according experts.
Marine biologist Carrie Newell with Whale Research Eco Excursions wrote online, “Probably the only hope for its survival is at high tide (Sunday) when hopefully it will have enough energy to propel itself offshore.”
Officials seemed pessimistic about the whale’s chances of survival.
“I am so (incredibly) saddened that this is our third humpback whale that has washed ashore in a little over a month,” said Newell.
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Tim Lantz
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