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Two More Dead Whales Wash Up on Virginia Shores

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Two more dead whales have been shown up off the coast of Northampton County.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports R & C Seafood put up a photo of a dead humpback whale on the beach the village of Oyster.

The paper reports that the Virginia Aquarium sent a team to the scene but was unable to perform a necropsy because of the isolated nature of the area.

The company posed another photo of a dead while on April 15th.

It was discovered by Josh Hinman who was also crabbing near Oyster.

The National Geographic Society says that dead whales washing up on the shores of the Virginia coast is not unusual – particularly during the winter.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.