A dolphin that was rescued by the Cork City Fire Brigade has been found dead.
The dolphin had gotten stuck in overhanging branches in the River Lee, when the fire services stepped in to aid the mammal.
The dolphin was located about a kilometer from where the river meets the sea.
There’s a dolphin stuck on the bank of the river lee in cork and nobody seems to know what to do. SOMEBODY RESCUE THE DOLPHIN PLEASE! ?
— Siobhán (@SasstasticShiv) September 10, 2018
It then appeared to swim away after being freed by members of the fire service.
However, the same dolphin was discovered dead at low tide this morning.
It's remains were taken to the zoology department of UCC where at autopsy is to be performed to established what caused its death.
. @CorkCityFire came to the rescue of a dolphin in the River Lee last night. The alarm was raised when the dolphin was seen struggling under the branch of a tree at Wandesford Quay. It was later seen in the river at French`s Quay.
— Mairead Twohig (@Mairead2hig) September 10, 2018
Watch:
No such thing as an ordinary day in this job!
Last night crews from Anglesea St responded to an animal rescue incident in the Lee.
A distressed dolphin that was trapped by branches was sucessfully rescued by firefighters before heading safely on its way. ?? ?#notjustfires pic.twitter.com/k0goJgipOw
— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) September 10, 2018
