A 25-foot dead whale washed up on the shore in Huntington Beach Friday afternoon, the city’s fire department Marine Safety Division said in a social media post on Saturday. The whale was spotted near Tower 7 at approximately 2:30 p.

Since the beginning of the year, at least 70 whales have died in the lagoons of Baja California, Mexico, where they spend the winter.

A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.