Officials: Dead whale stranded on beach in Accomack Co.

Officials are investigating the death of a humpback whale after the animal washed up on a beach, in Accomack County.

According to the Virginia Aquarium, a whale was reported dead on a Chincoteague beach around mid-day, on Sunday. The aquarium says on Monday, a necropsy was performed on the immature humpback whale.

Officials report the following in their findings:

-There are no immediate findings from the necropsy as the animal was more significantly decomposed than originally anticipated 
-There are no external signs of human interaction that might have caused the stranding