A dozen people in life vests work in muddy waist deep water to save the stranded dolphin. Most hold the dolphin tight while a few examine abrasions on its tail. One stands watch near its head. A line of floats suspending a net to prevent the dolphin from escaping back into the shallows stretches across the picture behind them.
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Lake-Bound Dolphin Rescued Near Everglades City

August 01, 2014 | mote

An adult male dolphin that was caught in a small lake northwest of Everglades City in Collier County was rescued by about 20 members of the Southeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network on Thursday. The 8.5-foot dolphin was first spotted swimming in a place he didn’t belong by staff of Speedy’s...