Dead humpback whale washes up on Long Island beach

ATLANTIC BEACH, Long Island (WABC) -- A dead humpback whale washed up on the shore of a Long Island beach on Tuesday.

The whale was found on Atlantic Beach around 8 a.m.

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society is working with the Town of Hempstead, the New York State Department of conservation as well as the Sanitation department to determine a response plan.

On Saturday, a dead dolphin also washed up near Montauk Lighthouse.