Stranded dolphin dies after beachgoers attempt to swim with it
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A sick dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers reportedly tried to push it back into the water so they could swim with it and ride on top of it, the non-profit Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network says.
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"There is no excuse for attempting to ride, pet, and take photos with the dolphin," Heidi Whitehead of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network told Newsweek.
On Sunday, beachgoers found a sick dolphin on the beach, pushed it back out to sea and attempted to swim with and ride the stressed animal near Freeport.
The dolphin was found dead on a Florida beach after being impaled in the head, NOAA law enforcement said. A necropsy revealed it was impaled in the head by a spear-like object while still alive.
The female dolphin washed up on Quintana Beach Sunday and was reportedly pushed back to sea while beachgoers tried to “swim with and ride the sick animal."
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A sick dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers reportedly tried to push it back into the water so they could swim with it and ride on top of it, the non-profit Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network says.
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A sick dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers reportedly tried to push it back into the water so they could swim with it and ride on top of it, the non-profit Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network says.
