Visitors to Juhu beach were surprised at the sight of a dead porpoise that had washed ashore on Tuesday. It is unclear what had killed the mammal. A postmortem was conducted and the report will be out in a day or two. On Tuesday morning, the NGO RAWW received a distress call from locals informing them about the dead marine creature. Speaking to mid-day, founder of RAWW Pawan Sharma said, "The stranding was reported immediately to the mangrove cell, after which a team of first responding staff , with vet and wildlife biologists, was sent to the spot."

Marine Biologist Ketaki Jog, 30, who studies marine eco systems, also visited the spot. "We found that the creature was a female porpoise measuring 92 cm. The postmortem was conducted by veterinarian Dr Neha Shah from the Animal Husbandry Department and the report will be submitted to the mangroves cell. We did not find any external injuries on its body."