A humpback whale died in Wellfleet’s “shallow shores,” International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) announced Thursday.

The organization worked with the Wellfleet Harbormaster, police department, Winkler Crane and other volunteers to extract the large animal. IFAW said the whale was 24 feet long and weighed about 7,900 pounds.

The organization will be doing a necropsy to determine the cause of death, according to a statement on Facebook. It also shared photos of the whale on Facebook, noting that the “ropes visible are lines used for the towing and extraction process only.”

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