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The sperm whale was about 15 feet long and was alive when he arrived on the beach on Sunday morning, CNR Captain Melissa Scarborough told CNR.
The Baltimore National Aquarium had sent a team to the area earlier in the day to assess the state of the animal. The aquarium said in a statement that the juvenile appeared to be "extremely inadequate".
Whales are lost most often when they are sick or injured, according to NOAA.
In the videos, the whale is half submerged in the water and surrounded by spectators.
Spectators have tried to repel the whale from the beach, according to the statement from the aquarium.
"I've been watching since 7 am," Barb Carr Moran told CNN. "It was very sad to see this beautiful creature die in front of us … The feeling of helplessness is overwhelming."
The Ocean City Beach Patrol told CNN that the conditions of the Sunday morning beach included waves of 2 to 4 feet and nothing extraordinary.
The remains will be removed on Sunday and a necropsy will be conducted Monday to determine the cause of death, the state announced.
In Florida, in July, crowds of people tried to help rescue teams save five pilot whales in distress at Redington Beach near St. Petersburg. Three of these animals were loaded onto boats and taken to deeper waters. The other two were taken to a local aquarium for further assessment.
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