A male sperm whale washed ashore on Hilton Head Island over the weekend and drew dozens of onlookers to Coligny Beach days later. Crews worked throughout Monday to conduct a necropsy and bury the massive marine mammal's feet beneath the sand.

For a lot of beach goers this weekend, they found themselves in shock after a sperm whale beached itself on Hilton Head Island.

A sperm whale that beached itself on a popular South Carolina resort island has been euthanized after veterinarians determined it was too sick to help.