LA County lifeguards, firefighters save stranded sperm whale in Malibu

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A pygmy sperm whale was rescued by LA County lifeguards and firefighters. | Photo courtesy of LA County Lifeguards

Los Angeles County lifeguards and firefighters saved a stranded sperm whale Sunday from a Malibu Beach.

Lifeguards were called about the beached whale on the Malibu Surfrider Beach, in the 23000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, around 4:40 p.m., according LA County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman.

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The pygmy sperm whale was found at Malibu Surfrider Beach. | Photo courtesy of LA County Lifeguards

The lifeguards and firefighters loaded the whale onto a truck about 5:15 p.. and it was driven to the California Wildlife Rescue organization, Pittman said.

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