A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts.

The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine entangled in crabbing gear, witnesses and local officials told NBC affiliate KMTR in Eugene. Officials hoped Monday’s high tide would help the 26-foot juvenile whale, estimated to weigh between 30,000 and 40,000 pounds, propel itself back out to sea.

When the whale remained stranded after the tide came in, and after being beached for 45 hours, it was humanely euthanized, according to a social media post by Discovering Depoe Bay Oregon .

“If love alone could have lifted this whale back into the sea, it would have,” the organization posted on social media. “This community has come together for on

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