A whale washed up on the beach in West Cape May, New Jersey, on Tuesday afternoon. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they're assisting the whale. They got the call about it around 3 p.m.The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they're unsure if the whale is still alive.

A distressed whale beached at the Jersey Shore on Tuesday afternoon was euthanized after marine biologists determined it was in too poor of a condition to be returned to the water.

SUNSET BEACH – The Marine Mammal Stranding Center responded to a report of a small whale that appeared to be dead at Sunset Beach, Lower Township, near Cape May Point, on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3, and ended up euthanizing the animal.

A stranded Minke whale that was discovered on Sunset Beach on Cape May Point, New Jersey, on Tuesday, was euthanized after, officials said, it was found unlikely to survive after being stranded on the shore.

Officials say an 18-foot Minke whale washed up on Sunset Beach at Cape May Point, becoming stranded dry on the beach.

A whale washed ashore on a popular Jersey Shore beach and was found by bystanders Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The whale landed at Cape May County’s Sunset Beach, a popular site for its views of the Delaware Bay and SS Atlantus, the concrete ship from World War I that ran aground there.

A whale that became beached along the Jersey Shore on Tuesday afternoon has been euthanized after a medical evaluation determined that “the whale’s prognosis was extremely poor, and was unlikely to survive.