"While not the outcome we hoped for, it was in the best interest of this whale," the Marine Mammal Center said

EMERYVILLE — A juvenile whale who beached itself several times since it was first spotted in the San Francisco Bay last week was euthanized Tuesday after a team from the Marine Mammal Center determined that it was sick and behaving abnormally, once again beaching itself during low tide.

A rare juvenile minke whale repeatedly stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized as officials say the mammal had little chance for survival.