The lifeless body of young humpback whale was found drifting in the St. Lawrence River,
near the Verchères archipelago, early Tuesday. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
"Preliminary results of a necropsy show a boat strike likely killed the humpback whale whose body was found drifting down the St. Lawrence River near Varennes, Que., early Tuesday, say veterinarians who are examining the carcass where it was hoisted from the water, in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel."