Agencies responding after massive whale washed up on Santa Cruz beach

PETS & ANIMALS Agencies responding after massive whale washed up on Santa Cruz beach An operation is underway in Santa Cruz after a massive beached whale has washed up in the waters at Cowell Beach. KGO Thursday, November 12, 2026 8:02PM Share Follow ABC7 on Google SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- An operation is underway in Santa Cruz after a massive whale washed up on a beach. The whale is beached but in the water at Cowell Beach. It is unclear if it is alive or not. Marine safety personnel are there and have shut down the surrounding area, but crowds are still there. Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved. Related Topics PETS & ANIMALS SANTA CRUZ WHALE WILD ANIMALS BEACHES Live Streams ON NOW Apple employee charged with murder after crashing into car at nearly 100 mph killing toddler Search called off for 24-year-old Bay Area woman swept into ocean near Santa Cruz Level 2 storm to bring rain, dangerous surf to Bay Area and more than a foot of snow to the Sierra AccuWeather Forecast: 1 more dry day before rain and wind return for Level 2 storm 18-year-old suspect will not be charged in deadly Moss Landing shooting, barring new evidence: DA