SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a deceased animal Friday morning.
A 12-foot whale washed ashore at Point of Rocks Beach.
Deputies called officials at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium who responded to the call. As of 9 a.m. Friday, they were still working to remove the deceased sub-adult pilot whale from the beach.