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Whale found dead on a Mississippi Beach

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3 years ago

January 8, 2023

Keith Phillips

Whale found dead on Mississippi Beach: Photo from Facebook

A dead whale washed ashore on a Mississippi Beach in Pass Christian around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Multiple agencies are working to determine what happened as a autopsy is scheduled for Sunday. It weighs at an estimate 15,000 pounds and being 30 feet long and could possibly be a Rice’s whale, also known as the Gulf of Mexico whale.

Denise Boyd, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, will lead the team in performing the animal autopsy.

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Keith Phillips

Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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Whale found dead on a Mississippi Beach

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