Event Brief
Dead juvenile humpback whale towed off Sunshine Coast
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Summary: A 6.7-metre juvenile humpback whale washed ashore on the Sunshine Coast between Alexandra Headland and Maroochydore late yesterday afternoon. Authorities removed the dead whale and are towing it almost 40 kilometres out to sea, while taking samples to determine the cause of death.
WHO: Sunshine Coast authorities
WHAT: Authorities removed and began towing a dead juvenile humpback whale offshore and took samples to determine its cause of death.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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