A dead whale washed ashore Friday, April 11, near the Huntington Beach Pier. A team from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center responded early Saturday and a necropsy was performed, said Glenn Gray, CEO of the Laguna Beach-based program.

A 25-foot dead whale washed up on the shore in Huntington Beach Friday afternoon, the city’s fire department Marine Safety Division said in a social media post on Saturday. The whale was spotted near Tower 7 at approximately 2:30 p.

A 50-foot gray whale carcass washed up on Huntington Beach, prompting an investigation into the cause of death.