52-Foot Whale Washes Up On Pacific Beach In San Diego

A crowd of hundreds quickly formed as word spread of a whale that had washed ashore on Pacific Beach early Sunday morning.
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[@bonniebob2802]

I grew up surfing in San Diego and never seen a whale washed up. Very sad, these are beautiful creatures 🙏

[@environmentalnews6040]

Why are they ill? Any marine biologists here?

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

RIP poor whale ❤❤❤

[@shaft5]

RIP Rosie O’Donnell 🙏🏻

[@doriangrey9702]

Young female finback.

[@FarmerBeef]

We need a 1000 pounds of tnt

[@MediCali951]

@@shaft5she already died on the man show decades ago

[@jszoradi8650]

I agree. Poor whale 🐳 😪

[@seviregis7441]

RIP to the precious Whale. Sad to see it. But at least I know she’s swimming in Heaven tonight.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

No such thing as heaven

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@godisamazing7074 no

[@vatoloco5815]

Hes swimming in hell

[@joeblow5106]

did you just assume the whale's gender?

[@7000fps]

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk that is such a MEAN thing to say, do you like to be cruel to people ? do you beat puppies?

[@johnleos1687]

God please protect all animals on this planet from human's pollution, abuse and neglect! 🙏💞

[@friendofanimalsa3816]

Amen Amen Amen 🙏 ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@7000fps]

and may all animals go VEGAN

[@johnleos1687]

@@ECW555 Guilty as charged! 😫. But don't forget, humans are in the animal category too! 😲. So I am in fact praying for you and your family also! 🙏💞🐾🐾💞

[@meyer7312]

and protect lion cubs from hyenas, zebras from lions, and deer from grizzly bears.

[@Paiadakine]

This whale was killed by orcas. Not by humans.

[@juliachavira2870]

Very heartbreaking and frustrating when they say they don’t think it was due to humans to me it’s obvious we continually use sonar in the oceans, which is very painful to the whales they would rather beach themselves, then suffer through that noise. Rest in peace whale. ❤️‍🩹

[@commanderfootball]

The ocean is filled with vegans

[@majicogarcia8417]

Did you do an autopsy on the whale ?

[@ozziewarrens8804]

​@@commanderfootball - Don't you mean PLASTICS?

[@kerry9125]

I'd like to offer my condolences...Rest in peace to any human who commits suicide from the pain of listening to this woman's logic.

[@annieh90]

​@markasread4349 it was a juvenile

[@Nopenonuhuh1]

A fin whale washed up on Kodiak Island this week too, she was sick and skinny

[@haudeamerican6959]

Love local news. RIP beautiful whale.

[@rockyjohnson9243]

RIP buddy I am sorry for what my species has done to your kind.

[@yettimannettii2039]

Joe Bidens fault

[@friendofanimalsa3816]

100%

[@yettimannettii2039]

She called the bucket wheel loaders construction trucks 🤦🤦‍♂🤦‍♀

[@miqa5911]

Poor baby. I hate how people can be so separated from the world they share.

[@gicir19]

This is so.sad 😢 What a beautiful being ❤

[@michaelkrynski7793]

RIP beautiful creature

[@vienicestyles]

That was truly sad and heartbreaking 💔 ❤️‍🩹 😢

[@lynettez72]

RIP you beautiful, sweet girl. This is so sad, she did not have a chance at a full life.

[@notabovebutequal]

RIP to another fallen soldier

[@Arborpress]

Lol what

[@Jesus..666]

It's a whale bro, chill

[@friendofanimalsa3816]

​@@Jesus..666chill bro.

[@travelandeats8518]

This just plays with my anxiety. Seeing the size of that make me think how big ocean actually is😮

[@Manco65]

Oh for a second I thought Chris Krispy Kreme Christie drowned.

[@MothmanLurking]

RIP Whale 🙏

[@michaelwebster21]

Maybe they should have cut it open and checked if it ate something that we put in the ocean checking the outside doesn't do much

[@indigobluu]

Im glad they didn't try that trick from the past and blow it up.

[@467076]

These comments are killing me 😂

[@yettimannettii2039]

That was an udder fugazi wasn't it ...

[@YehoshuaChicagoCubs]

May she rest n peace 🙏🕊️

[@LLMBC]

For a moment i thought they were gonna explode it with dynamites. Guess they've learned their lessons.😂

[@sugamai]

One day we will see it happen again

[@LLMBC]

@@sugamai It did happen. Only it didn't go according to plan. People who were there got bombarded with whale chunks 😂

[@467076]

This comment 😂

[@airwolf3607]

​@@LLMBCYa they said Again. Not it didn't happen. 😆

[@user_abcxyzz]

What did they think would happen??? Of corse it would explode all over anything that's near by. Wtffff

[@bigkushyindustriesllc5710]

Why would they push it back into the sea if it's dead? Won't the whale just wash right back up onto the beach? Also get a reporter that can pronounce words correctly x

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

It will eventually sink to the ocean floor

[@Kartzchen]

Kinda strange to listen to the surfer explaining, "I lived here for seven years".. smiling. I guess it's concerning to me, but a cause for surfers to smile? Creepy..

[@plicketyplunk]

This is so sad😢

[@ericsemanko6716]

I wonder where the nearest off shore wind farm is?

[@PunaSquirrel]

.. or nearest Oil Rig😁

[@normanfletcher8332]

Did not understand why, if whale is dead, why push back in water?

[@FarmerBeef]

We need a 1000 pounds of tnt

[@oxyfee6486]

That woman in the hat reminds me of the Marine Biologist Who was inspecting the Orca in Jaws 2.😂

[@johnchen9930]

All the whale beaching, single or pods, happen in the dark night, globally. Whales are the best navigators who use echo to detect sea floor and preys, unless when it's in a panic mode then lost orientation. The best explanation is from predators chasing the whales as prey. Orca only hunt in daylight on ocean surface where they see preys. That leaves the night predators which are very big even a 52 ft whale is scared. The 20 ft long 6=gill shark rise up to hunt on surface during the night from 6000-8000 ft depth. There could be much bigger deep bottom sharks which rise up to hunt 52-ft whale on the surface, drove whales to the beach, especially near sharp drop 10,000 ft deep bottom. 🤔🤨😉😎

[@johnjaco5544]

Mission beach you mean.Take a look where crystal pier is at.

[@angelm208]

Why am I instantly getting family guy flashbacks on that one episode

[@OceanLife772]

So Sad! 😢

[@encinobalboa]

I saw a gray whale on Black's Beach a long time ago. It stank like nothing else could.

[@ge2623]

You had beaches just for Blacks?

[@encinobalboa]

@@ge2623 That is the name of the beach. It is not for a specific group. If you were a local, you would know what kind of beach this is.

[@widdlepocketmarcy]

​@@ge2623...

[@dwalesska]

Lol a nude one

[@yettimannettii2039]

@@ge2623 segregation my friend.

[@ericred3731]

It had to be humans. We should be ashamed and we must pay reparations to whales. Californians are collecting funds now.

[@Theskyisgreen436]

This reminds me of that one episode on family guy with perer trying to help the whale back into the water with a forklift.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@yettimannettii2039]

You watch too much tv

[@Theskyisgreen436]

@@yettimannettii2039 not enough. Always at work. Lol

[@N1ghtH4wk86]

Whale was protesting the war crimes being committed by the IDF against civilians

[@mariamendenhall9653]

It’s a gift

[@stevetaxpayer6664]

Is that another one of those whales killed by an offshore wind farm?

[@thobbs5138]

Probably swallowed 100 lbs of plaatic

[@bigkushyindustriesllc5710]

Thanks china and the 3rd world

[@deekay13]

Sharks got a feast tonight

[@patriot3294]

Call Peter Griffin, he will take care of it for you.

[@lemondropkid6175]

advertise to Japanese tourists - lunch time! 💰💰💰💰

[@sandramorey2529]

Very sad. Why did they put it back out to sea?

[@yettimannettii2039]

Thats where it is from..🤦🤦‍♂. Got a better adea?

[@wildchick]

It’s now a smorgasbord for anything and everything in the ocean 🌊 ❤

[@nebo1186]

fukushima water

[@Phaserdeath]

He said fuck living on this planet an went out like a w

[@Ltaurus]

I'm sad..😔

[@beatricerigaud8942]

Oh sad, poor whale 😔

[@samuelg3586]

It's a sign of the APOCALYPSE

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Wtf????

[@ahmadfarizbinmokhtar7106]

I am appalled they didn’t use a forklift to move the poor whale

[@yettimannettii2039]

I am appalled you think a forklift would work

[@soflodoug]

such intelligent millenial words” its kind of crazy never saw anything like this” wow such intelligence.

[@Darthdoodoo]

Life must be great for you if thats all you have to complain about 😂😂😂jk your right 😂😂😂

[@boathousejoed1126]

Wonder what happened...sad.

[@WorldsOkayestBusDriver]

What did the whale know about the Clintons?

[@strongmermaid4651]

😅😅

[@joyojoyo8]

52-foot or 52-feet ? I am confused. I am studying English here.

[@andrewe820]

melissa wanted to go whale watching six months ago

[@VirginiaPendas]

aw so sad, poor whale

[@doriangrey9702]

Really? Hundreds of people showed up and it took hours for the town to drag its corpse back to the ocean. No necropsy to find cause of death of a juvenile female finback whale. Hope those gawckers enjoy the beach. Smh.

[@colettes9758]

Fuku*Shima killed its food.....

[@napalmholocaust9093]

I found a little one, 20 feet or so in a cove full of logs a little south of Crescent city. I could smell it over three miles away. The last bit dropping down the cliffs to the ocean was about the worst thing ever to get past it.

[@gwenking7700]

What a pity and a juvenile as well 😢

[@hufair2215]

A whale of a tale

[@rc51rider300exc]

Well? NO.....its WHALE!

[@kookietherapy9398]

Everything in the ocean, on land, and in the air is Endangered.

[@richardcalisi9188]

why DO I keep thinking of a fat guy in green pants in white shirt is going to use a forklift to take the whale back in the water.

[@adrianbatts4498]

Rip to the whale don't understand why they put it back in the water for maybe for the sharks or scavengers

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

That’s a skinny whale.

[@malkavianloner8808]

joyous laughter of football players cant be displaced by a newcaster anouncing tragedy in the background.... do better media team, you can do better and you know it

[@malkavianloner8808]

ope, volleyball not football... still do better

[@KA-eu9sy]

So sad they could not save it

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

How can you save a dead animal

[@jfranklin9549]

Save the bones for a museum.

[@manofacertainrage856]

Luckily it wasn't big enough for dynamite.

[@iguanarana]

Anyone heard of all that sewage pouring into San Diego ocean all about 20 million daily from Tijuana

[@yettimannettii2039]

That is a yearly occurrence during the winter . Nothing new. Word of advice, do not swim in ocean water near near Imperial Beach or Coronado or you may bump into a few floaters.

[@nimbly1693]

They should go all Florence Oregon on the carcass.

[@yettimannettii2039]

Are you going to provide the supplies?

[@nimbly1693]

@@yettimannettii2039 I would... but explosives are so hard to come by anymore.

[@jaemellnick5703]

Dont go in the water people 😮😮😮

[@OTFCXyph]

radioactive water from japan.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Must be Godzilla did it

[@somerandomperson6511]

The water released from the Japanese nuclear plant is less radioactive than a Banana, can’t believe people are still moaning about it lol

[@majicogarcia8417]

@@somerandomperson6511 Go drink some of that water then. Its safe.

[@HomeSkillit]

​@@majicogarcia8417ok CCP bot number 3,07015...

[@HomeSkillit]

Probably black and gray water dumped by the CCP poaching militia operating illegally in the Ocean.

[@jescollo]

That’s it, the worlds coming to an end

[@white_genocide2050]

😂😂😂 whales die all the time

[@austinshannon4197]

Michael penix Jr was robbed of that 2023 prestigous heisman trophy.

[@luvtoyscollector3373]

Wow that’s crazy huge 😱 I can’t even imagine.

[@blackspiderman1887]

The whale was put there at 2am by a group of Orcas

[@diana7043]

Did this beautiful creature run into one of the wind turbines?

[@Paiadakine]

So sad.

[@amandawhite9362]

And one just beach it’s self in WA AUSTRALIA

[@Davett53]

Wow,...sorry it died. I wonder how far do they take it away from the shore, so that the ocean critters can eat the remains?

[@yettimannettii2039]

200 miles

[@Davett53]

@@yettimannettii2039 Sure, why not? I bet they only tow it out 25 miles or less.

[@jonnibelugabat2600]

I wish I could come across this.

[@majicogarcia8417]

😂

[@deshawndavid]

That was my cousin hector was out late last night drinking

[@americanhotdog]

This is normal

[@PaiviProject]

Wow.

[@michaelscot4816]

Easiest to just not cause their deaths. 😢💚

[@lih-fk8by]

Wow at first I thought it was a 52 foot whale,which would be something unique but it turns out it was only a whale 52 feet in length

[@maryjanegreen7601]

huh?

[@JohnDoe-bw7bq]

​@@maryjanegreen7601think...a joke... think hard and long... which I am... but that's not important here... but just think...

[@tylerd8245]

@@maryjanegreen7601 He's been smoking mary jane

[@pberPSR]

@@maryjanegreen7601the joke is that a 52 foot whale has 52 feet. but a whale that is 52 feet in length is different.

[@eeayquetting5963]

Booo 🍅 🍅 🍅

[@richardwarfordjr.5622]

Probably pollution

[@joeb9135]

oregon show you how to do it.

[@justine7143]

Not caused by humans? Most likely the micro plastics and the shipping routes fucking with their migratory patterns.

[@benschlotte8242]

I think it’s wind turbines caused by the Biden administration

[@abbphotoandvideo622]

Massive sharks just waiting offshore for the big feast.

[@ALLforROME]

Thoughts and prayers! LMMFAO!!!

[@user-ln8hp4vt5z]

RIP sweet Whale your suffering is over 🙏🌈🙏.

[@Tiger313NL]

Don't blow it up with dynamite... just sayin'. 😳

[@benschlotte8242]

Fond memories of the exploding whale from Oregon 🤣

[@yettimannettii2039]

you were there?

[@weho_brian]

sushi party?

[@bluelava4282]

Rotten Sea Water 💩

[@noladude5046]

It’s trumps fault.

[@FarmerBeef]

Won't complain if he finish his Meal

[@widdlepocketmarcy]

y'all always manage to shove politics in the most unrelated and irrelevant places

[@IfImCommentingStopMe]

Thanks Obama! xD

[@noladude5046]

@@IfImCommentingStopMe you may have missed my sarcasm.

[@noladude5046]

@@widdlepocketmarcy unfortunately politics are the reason the US is circling the drain.

[@hugoq4335]

"So its unusual" How is that unusual when you just said it happens every 5 years? 🤦‍♂