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11:28 AM PDT on Sunday, May 27, 2007

By NICK BRADSHAW, kgw.com Staff

Authorities on the Oregon Coast were trying to figure out the best way to deal with a 40-foot Gray Whale that washed up on the beach near Newport over the weekend.

Wendy Schouviller

The 40-foot California Gray Whale washed up near Seal Rock sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning.
David Woody, a Beach Ranger for the Oregon State Parks Department, said the adult California Gray Whale washed up on shore near Seal Rock sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Woody said it appeared the animal had been dead for at least a few days. He said the Coast Guard actually spotted it about five miles offshore Saturday afternoon.
Woody reports that the whale had washed ashore started coming in about 7:00 a.m. Sunday."