MALIBU — Los Angeles County lifeguards and firefighters saved a stranded sperm whale Sunday from a Malibu Beach. It was later euthanized because of its injuries.
[Marine Mammal Rescue] – At approximately 4:40 pm Lifeguards and @LACOFD responded to the Malibu Surfrider Beach for a report of a pygmy sperm whale stranded on the beach. Lifeguards and fire removed the whale off the shoreline and transferred care to California Wildlife Rescue. pic.twitter.com/D68VbIx4Ko
— LACoLifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) March 7, 2022
Lifeguards were called about the beached whale on the Malibu Surfrider Beach, in the 23000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, around 4:40 p.m., according LA County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman.
The lifeguards and firefighters loaded the whale onto a truck about 5:15 p.. and it was driven to a wildlife rescue organization, Pittman said.
The California Wildlife Center told CBS Los Angeles: “The whale was in poor health and had sustained many injuries as a result of hitting against low tide rocks. Working with NOAA, we opted to humanely euthanized the animal, in order to prevent additional suffering.”
City News Service contributed to this story
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