Gray whale comes ashore again in Washington state amid concerns about its survivability
By APFriday, July 9, 2010
Gray whale stranded again at park in Wash. state
SEATTLE — A gray whale that was stranded off the shores of Washington state and managed to get back to open waters has beached itself again.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesman Brian Gorman says it’s not surprising the 40-foot whale beached itself again at Everett. He says sick whales seek shores.
Gorman says the whale’s prospects are bleak. But he said he’s surprised it has survived two beachins, given its massive weight.
On Thursday, more than a dozen volunteers kept the whale wet with buckets of water and protected its sensitive skin with wet towels for hours until the tide rose and it was able to swim away.
Residents near Harborview Park in Everett spotted the whale Friday about a quarter-mile west from where it was stranded Thursday.
