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A whale is dead after a collision with a boat at the Jersey Shore this weekend.

Video captured the moment as the boat nearly capsized, and a passenger fell overboard.

The whale was pronounced dead after being found on a sandbar nearby,

A day on the water took a scary turn when a boat collided with a whale at the Jersey Shore, nearly capsizing and fatally injuring the whale.

What we know:

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says a boater reported that another boat struck a whale in Barnegat Bay around 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

Video posted online shows the boat sway to the side, sending a passenger into the water as the whale is seen swimming away.

The whale, identified as a 20-foot Minke whale, was later found dead on a sandbar in very shallow water outside the channel.

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