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Dead whale washed up in Newport Beach near 11th Street

Officials await a preliminary necropsy and hope a storm may carry the 27-foot, 20,000-pound humpback whale back to sea before removal plans proceed.

A dead whale washed up on the sand in Newport Beach on Wednesday, with authorities assessing how the mammal died — and how to get it off of the popular beach. The 27-foot whale was first spotted offshore at about 1:45 p.m. near 28th Street and came onto shore at about 3 p.m. near 11th Street, between the Newport and Balboa piers and near Newport Elementary school, Lifeguard Chief Brian O’Rourke said. The mammal is believed to be a humpback and a…

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OC Register broke the news in Orange County, United States on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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