Los Angeles, Ca
Video: 30-foot dead whale washed ashore on Southern California beach
Beachgoers in Orange County were frightened to find a 30-foot-long whale carcass on the shoreline Thursday.
Video sent to KTLA by Don Koland shows the decaying gray whale with seagulls perched atop it on the sand at Bolsa Chica State Beach.
A man who stumbled upon the grisly sight while riding his bicycle told the Orange County Register that he originally thought he saw “what looked like foam on the waves” but as he got closer, he realized it was a massive decomposing whale.
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official confirmed to the Register that the dead marine mammal was likely brought onshore by the recent storms that pummeled Southern California last week, adding that whale carcasses washing ashore “typically happens” after storms.
Gray whales, who have the longest migration of any mammal in the world at 14,000 miles, are normally seen in Southern California between mid-February and early May as they make their way north to the Arctic from Baja California, according to The Marine Mammal Center.
NOAA data indicates that 95 gray whale strandings occurred on California beaches between Jan. 2019 and Nov. 2023.
Los Angeles, Ca
Boyle Heights warehouse cleanup begins as crews face 85 million pounds of spoiled food
Cleanup efforts are underway Thursday at the Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse that burned for eight days after firefighters officially declared the massive blaze knocked down Wednesday evening. Los Angeles Fire Department crews remain at the Lineage warehouse near Union Pacific Avenue and South La Puente Street as they transition into the overhaul phase, searching for […]
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]
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