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April 21, 2006

Dolphin dies after rescue from Pawcatuck River

MYSTIC, Conn. -- An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island-Connecticut border has died.

Experts at the Mystic Aquarium say the dolphin died overnight, despite intensive treatment from specialists there.

The dolphin was taken to the aquarium last night when it became entangled in brush in the river as it runs behind downtown Westerly, R.I. Crowds had gathered to watch, as the dolphin swam up the river, whose mouth is a few miles away.

Experts say it was sicker than first thought and did not survive through the night.

Noris Bohachevsky, the aquarium's curator for marine mammals and birds, says the dolphin was underweight and bruised. He say it's unusual for an Atlantic white-sided dolphin to travel alone up a river from the ocean, as the animals typically live in large groups.

-- The Associated Press

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