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FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida (WKMG) — A beached 21-foot killer whale was found dead Wednesday morning after washing up on a Florida beach.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the beach south of Jungle Hut Park in Palm Coast.
According to the sheriff’s office, officials will conduct a necropsy on the orca.
Officials with SeaWorld and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission were called to remove the beached whale.
Residents are asked to avoid the area.
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