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A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home
Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale.
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A fisherman named Denny Glover was out on the Sacramento River with friends when a fully grown humpback whale surfaced on Wednesday. Glover was fishing for salmon and striped bass from a 21‑foot (6.4‑meter) boat when he saw the animal, which was less than half the length of his vessel. The sighting occurred far inland, about 60 miles from the Pacific Ocean where humpbacks normally reside.
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