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LA County lifeguards, firefighters save stranded sperm whale in Malibu
Environment Mar 07, 2022
A pygmy sperm whale was rescued by LA County lifeguards and firefighters. | Photo courtesy of LA County Lifeguards
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Los Angeles County lifeguards and firefighters saved a stranded sperm whale Sunday from a Malibu Beach.
Lifeguards were called about the beached whale on the Malibu Surfrider Beach, in the 23000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, around 4:40 p.m., according LA County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman.
The lifeguards and firefighters loaded the whale onto a truck about 5:15 p.. and it was driven to the California Wildlife Rescue organization, Pittman said.