Harpswell removes dead humpback whale from water

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 26, 2024

Officials removed the humpback whale carcass found off Harpswell from the water on Wednesday afternoon, after it had potentially been floating along the Maine coast for more than a week and a half. This is the second humpback whale carcass found in Maine this month. The other was found June 6 off Cape Elizabeth entangled in fishing gear. A necropsy determined that one likely drowned.