A dead whale washed ashore late Friday, April 11, near the Huntington Beach Pier. A team from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center responded early Saturday and a necropsy was performed, said Glenn Gray, CEO of the Laguna Beach-based program.

A scientist in Orange County is working to investigate the cause of death of a gray whale that washed ashore and was later buried in Huntington Beach, California. The 45-foot-long adult female whale was found on Friday afternoon with no signs of injury,

A 45-foot gray whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday afternoon. The adult female whale was found at around 2 p.m. near Lifeguard Tower 5 and the pier, according to Pacific Marine Mammal Care officials,