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Dead humpback whale found on New Jersey beach

By CBS New York Team

January 13, 2023 / 7:10 PM EST / CBS New York

Another dead whale washes ashore on beach in New Jersey

BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Another dead whale has been discovered on a beach in the Tri-State Area.

Authorities say the 20-foot-long humpback whale was found washed ashore in Brigantine on Thursday.

This is the seventh dead whale found on our coastlines in a month.

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says it's working to determine how the whale died.

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