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A 46-foot-whale is seen washed ashore on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, on Sunset Beach State Park in Clatsop County, Ore. (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium via AP)
February 15, 2024
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February 15, 2024 1:50 p.m.
A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle
The 46-foot male whale washed ashore at Sunset Beach State Park south of Warrenton on Monday morning. It was entangled in rope.