12th dead whale washes up on Bay Area shore - here's what officials know FacebookTwitterEmail People are seen walking and carrying surfboards on Pacifica State Beach on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Pacifica, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle Federal and local authorities were working Sunday to tow away a dead gray whale that washed up on the Pacifica State Beach shore Friday afternoon, officials said. Officials at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito said they received a report of a dead whale rolling in the surf at Pacifica State Beach at about 3 p.m. Friday. It was the 12th dead whale to wash up on a San Francisco Bay Area beach this year, according to authorities.