25-foot dead whale washes ashore on Jones Beach Island Long Island . The New York State Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Program -- a branch of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation that rescues and rehabilitates marine animals -- was called to examine the whale and remove it from the beach . It 's estimated to weigh 20 to 25 tons . Experts are moving the whale up the beach Friday ; will perform an necropsy Thursday .
25-foot dead whale washes ashore on Jones Beach Island Long Island . It 's estimated to weigh 20 to 25 tons . Experts are moving the whale up the beach Friday ; will perform an necropsy Thursday .