A dead southern resident orca has been discovered off Vancouver Island.
The whale was spotted near Courtenay on Bates Beach.
A former DFO employee who owns a resort nearby was asked to tow the animal to shore so officials could examine it.
She was one of only a handful of southern resident orcas left off the coast of B.C.
Scientists say she could have died during childbirth; something they say is becoming more common.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Dead orca whale found at Bates Beach on Vancouver Island
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