JEFFREYS BAY - WASHED UP ADULT DOLPHIN HEROICALLY RESCUED BY NSRI

Ernie Schmidt, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty controller, said:

At 12h43, Saturday, 26th January, NSRI Station 37 Jeffreys Bay duty crew were activated following reports from members of the public of a dolphin washed onto rocks at Lower Point, Jeffreys Bay.

NSRI crew responded to the scene where we found an adult dolphin beached on rocks at Lower Point.

2 young male fishermen and members of the public had tried to get the dolphin into the sea without success.

The dolphin had scrapes and cuts on its fins suspected to have been caused from washing onto the rocks.

The Marine Animal Stranding Network was alerted and a Vet sent to the scene.

The Vet deemed the dolphin to be in good health despite the minor cuts and assisted by members of the public NSRI loaded the dolphin onto a bakkie and the dolphin was transported to Dolphin Beach and loaded onto the NSRI sea rescue craft Project Group Rescuer and released 1.5 kilometers out to sea.

The dolphin swam around the sea rescue craft a few times before raising its head out the water and then disappeared in the sea and NSRI are cautiously optimistic that the dolphin has survived.

NSRI commend the members of the public who assisted on the scene.

via - NSRI