A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT).National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials are planning to perform a necropsy Monday on the nearly 13-metre long male whale.A multiagency team — including NOAA, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Lab — is awaiting heavy equipment to help pull the whale onto the beach for the necropsy, NOAA's Southeast Regional Office Marine Mammal Branch Chief Laura Engleby said in a news conference.
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