They don't say in the articles, but my cousin was there when it washed up, and he said it's about 5' long from rump to tip of beak. Some federal officials were there within the hour and removed it in biohazard suits. They also removed all the sand within 10' of it, even under it, using an excavator, prior to treating the area with some type of a foam decontamination spray.
BTW- The guys were wearing black suits and sunglasses under their biohazard suits.
