NEW : The 60-foot - long sperm whale was determined by experts to be dead . NEW : It washed ashore in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens . NEW : It showed signs of life at first after it was discovered by a lay - by . A necropsy performed on the beach is planned , a marine preservation expert said .
NEW : The 60-foot-long finback whale was determined by experts to be dead . NEW : It washed ashore in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens . NEW : It showed signs of life at first after it was discovered by a passer-by . A necropsy performed on the beach is planned , a marine preservation group says .