Interesting

A total of 95 False Killer Whales, a type of dolphin, were stranded off the coast of Monroe County in South Florida, according to NOAA, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

It took us an hour and a half by boat to get to Porpoise Point in a remote area on the west side of Everglades National Park and north of Highland Beach.

The dolphins, according to NOAA, can weigh about 1,500 pounds and can be up to 20 feet long. The group says the animals are known to strand.

A representative from NOAA described this as a rare occurrence and the largest mass stranding of False Killer Whales in Florida.

The US Coast Guard flew over the area and spotted the animals late Saturday continuing efforts into Sunday. The team tried to herd the dolphins that were alive out further into the water but were not successful.

They were scattered and spread out, not swimming in unison. Some were deeply embedded into mangroves.

There was a report Monday morning of one live whale in which teams have been searching for.

Of the 95 dolphins total, 72 of them died, nine were humanely euthanized, and about 13 or 14 are unaccounted for. The mission today, according to NOAA, is to find them as US Coast Guard teams are up in the air again Monday. The count is a mix of males and females of all age classes from calves to adults.