A dead minke whale washed up on the beach north of Corolla along the Outer Banks on March 5, 2024, the area’s third whale death in three days.

There were several whale strandings in Hampton Roads and on the Outer Banks in 2024. From March 3 to April 16, seven whales washed ashore in Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The whale marks the 8th to wash up on the Outer Banks and in Virginia Beach since March. Officials said it is not uncommon to have Kogia strand this time of year.

A “very emaciated” pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach this week likely died from a severe parasitic infection. The whale was stranded in Corolla’s Ocean Hill ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WITN) - A whale has washed up near a beach access on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk police say they were told a whale washed up near the Bennett Street beach access Friday morning.

Necropsy performed on humpback whale in the Outer Banks “It was definitely cool but it’s a little sad, especially it being a juvenile," said Andrew Picataggi, a longtime Outer Banks visitor.

News 3's Outer Banks reporter, Will Thomas, was at the scene and captured pictures and video. Watch related coverage: Some locals blame wind turbines for whale deaths Whales vs. wind turbines?

The NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island is advising the public to avoid the water after a juvenile sperm whale got stranded on the beach near Jennette’s Pier. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Members of the Outer Banks Marine Mammal Stranding Network were called after getting a report of a whale found in Corolla’s surf zone just north of Shad Street yesterday.

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WITN) - A whale has washed up near a beach access on the Outer Banks. Kitty Hawk police say they were told a whale washed up near the Bennett Street beach access Friday morning.