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Coast Guard establishes safety zone around beached whale at Rockaway Beach *UPDATE* NEW YORK - The Coast Guard suspended its search for a 20-foot humpback whale that was reportedly attempting to beach itself at Rockaway Beach, N.Y. around 10 p.m. Coast Guard Station New York initially responded with a 25-foot rescue boat crew to establish a safety zone around the animal, but the whale could not be located. A team from the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation will conduct a search in the morning to determine what happened to the whale. A large crowd had gathered on the beach near the whale earlier in the evening, but dispersed as darkness fell. The Coast Guard advises the public to keep a safe distance from injured or stranded marine life as the animals can be unpredictable and dangerous. For more information about the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, please visit: http://www.riverheadfoundation.org/ For more information regarding whale strandings, entanglements and marine life health, please visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/
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