US: Sperm Whale Dies After Beached Off Florida Coast

An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday.

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An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday. This video shows the deceased animal with staff from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and NOAA Monday morning.

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An adult sperm whale was beached off the coast of Venice, Florida on Sunday, March 10. The 44-feet-long whale, which was spotted on a sandbar off of Venice Beach, later died early Monday.

Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, the mother of slain British woman Lucie Blackman, reads out a statement at a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after the Tokyo High Court sentenced businessman Joji Obara to life in prison after overturning a lower court ruling that acquitted him of all charges involving Blackman's death due to lack of evidence.

Mother of slain Briton seeks life term for Obara

Mother of slain Briton seeks life term for Obara

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, mother of Lucie Blackman who died in Japan in 2000. speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after testifying at the Tokyo District Court on April 20. Steare sought life imprisonment for Joji Obara, who was indicted for raping and fatally drugging her daughter.

Lucie Blackman's remains head home with British family

Lucie Blackman's remains head home with British family

NARITA, Japan - Jane Blackman (3rd from L), mother of Lucie Blackman, a British woman whose dismembered body was discovered last month in a beach cave southwest of Tokyo, prepares to depart Japan from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for home March 3 with her daughter's remains. She was accompanied by her 20-year-old daughter Sophie (R) and 17-year-old son Rupert.

'No words to describe my grief,' Lucie Blackman's mother says

'No words to describe my grief,' Lucie Blackman's mother says

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Blackman, the mother of Lucie Blackman, a British woman whose body was recently discovered on a beach southwest of Tokyo after she went missing last July, says at a news conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 24, ''There are no words to describe my grief.'' She arrived earlier in the day to receive her daughter's remains.

Blackman's mother arrives in Japan to receive daughter's body

Blackman's mother arrives in Japan to receive daughter's body

NARITA, Japan - Jane Blackman, the mother of Lucie Blackman, a murdered British woman whose body was found earlier this month in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Feb. 24 to receive her daughter's remains. Lucie's father, Tim Blackman, as well as her brother and sister are expected to arrive in Japan on Monday.

Mother of slain Briton seeks life term for Obara

Mother of slain Briton seeks life term for Obara

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, mother of Lucie Blackman who died in Japan in 2000. speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after testifying at the Tokyo District Court on April 20. Steare sought life imprisonment for Joji Obara, who was indicted for raping and fatally drugging her daughter. (Kyodo)

Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, the mother of slain British woman Lucie Blackman, reads out a statement at a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after the Tokyo High Court sentenced businessman Joji Obara to life in prison after overturning a lower court ruling that acquitted him of all charges involving Blackman's death due to lack of evidence. (Kyodo)

'No words to describe my grief,' Lucie Blackman's mother says

'No words to describe my grief,' Lucie Blackman's mother says

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Blackman, the mother of Lucie Blackman, a British woman whose body was recently discovered on a beach southwest of Tokyo after she went missing last July, says at a news conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 24, ''There are no words to describe my grief.'' She arrived earlier in the day to receive her daughter's remains.

Lucie Blackman's remains head home with British family

Lucie Blackman's remains head home with British family

NARITA, Japan - Jane Blackman (3rd from L), mother of Lucie Blackman, a British woman whose dismembered body was discovered last month in a beach cave southwest of Tokyo, prepares to depart Japan from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for home March 3 with her daughter's remains. She was accompanied by her 20-year-old daughter Sophie (R) and 17-year-old son Rupert.

Blackman's mother arrives in Japan to receive daughter's body

Blackman's mother arrives in Japan to receive daughter's body

NARITA, Japan - Jane Blackman, the mother of Lucie Blackman, a murdered British woman whose body was found earlier this month in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Feb. 24 to receive her daughter's remains. Lucie's father, Tim Blackman, as well as her brother and sister are expected to arrive in Japan on Monday.