Dead manatee washes ashore in Orange Beach | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Dead manatee washes ashore in Orange Beach | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "A dead manatee has washed ashore in a small, protected cove on Bay La Launch, adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway in Orange Beach.

The 10-foot-long animal almost certainly died of cold exposure, said local scientists, though autopsy results were pending.

The Intracoastal Waterway, designed to provide protected water for commercial shipping traffic, has become a sort of highway for manatees migrating between Florida and Alabama."