Dolphin Rescue Drama at Pratumnak Beach

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Dolphin Rescue Drama at Pratumnak Beach
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 4pm, on the afternoon of July 7, Pattaya One reporters were informed that a Bottlenose Dolphin was stranded at the beach on Pratumnak Soi 5, Pratumnak Hill.

The dolphin was trapped in a net around twenty-meters from the beach and was being helped by a group of ten local citizens and tourists.

It also appeared to be suffering stab wounds on both sides and with a badly damaged right eye. The creature was exhausted and helpless.

Witnesses in the crowd said that a young tourist had seen the dolphin and ran to tell his father there was a shark in the water. The man went to investigate and discovered the trapped animal.

After being freed volunteers tried to pull it back out into deeper water but the dolphin appeared to be too sick to swim. After being washed back to the beach several times the helpers called for the Marine Rescue Department to take over the rescue operation.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/226912/dolphin-rescue-drama-pratumnak-beach/

-- Pattaya One 2016-07-08

[pumpuy]

Hope tit survives .

This is just one dolphin that was remarked by the public .

How many end up dead in the big nets of professional fisherman far away from the shore every day ?

[The manic]

Yim Yam Beach?

[nakhonandy]

Hope tit survives .

This is just one dolphin that was remarked by the public .

How many end up dead in the big nets of professional fisherman far away from the shore every day ?

Good question, probably quite a few.

There used to be a lot around the area, don't see them very often now.

Had to laugh at another part about the volunteers collecting sea debris, very admirable of course. However it is land debris that has got into the sea. Clean up the Country and educate the people and there will be less rubbish to collect.