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Article: Sad end: Dolphin put to death Animal that spent weekend swimming in Monatiquot River was sick, beached itself
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- October 30, 2006
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BRAINTREE - A dolphin that spent the weekend swimming in
Monatiquot River was destroyed last night after stranding itself on
the shore.
Volunteers from New England Aquarium, who had been monitoring the
8-foot, 500-pound dolphin, saw it become beached at about 9:15 p.m.
and realized it was sick.
"He had a very significant heart murmur," New England Aquarium
spokesman Tony LaCasse said.
The animal was in shock and also had froth coming from its
blowhole, which signals an infection, LaCasse said.
An autopsy will be performed, LaCasse said.