Juvenile humpback whale washes ashore at San Francisco's Baker Beach
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A juvenile humpback whale washed up onto Baker Beach in San Francisco on Tuesday. Photo: Emily Kerr
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A severely decomposed juvenile humpback whale washed up on Baker Beach in San Francisco Tuesday morning, according to the Marine Mammal Center.
Officials said a partial necropsy was performed but details regarding the cause of death will not be available until a full necropsy is completed.
The Marine Mammal Center is asking the public to keep a safe distance from the whale, the center wrote in a social media post.