Whale washes up in Cape May County. (Grassy Sound Marina)CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. - A dead humpback whale has been found close to shore in New Jersey on Sunday, prompting a response from local and state emergency crews.The whale's body could be seen caught under a pier near Wildwood in a Facebook photo posted by Grassy Sound Marina.New Jersey State Marine Police were on the scene, waiting for the Coast Guard and Marine Mammal Stranding Center, according to the post."A 25-foot juvenile humpback whale.
It’s been deceased for a time. A terrapin was feasting on it here," Grassy Sound Marina said.Not known at this time how crews will dispose of the body, or how long the whale has been deceased..