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Sperm whale dies off Pompano Beach coast

 
 

David Bremer, left, of the Marine Animal Rescue Society, is seen on board a BSO vessel, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Pompano Beach. The carcass of a 40-foot-long sperm whale was spotted offshore then drifted back out to sea.
David Bremer, left, of the Marine Animal Rescue Society, is seen on board a BSO vessel, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Pompano Beach. The carcass of a 40-foot-long sperm whale was spotted offshore then drifted back out to sea.
Joe Cavaretta / Sun Sentinel

Sun Sentinel

The carcass of a 40-foot sperm whale that apparently died as it neared the shore off of Pompano Beach on Sunday afternoon later drifted back out to sea, ending a drama that had drawn the attention of beachgoers and scientists alike.

The whale was spotted about noon offshore near the 600 block of North Ocean Boulevard, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

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