Dolphin Returns to Gulf Waters

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Collection

CAMERON, La. (Sept. 28, 2005)-Coast Guard crewmen, Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network members and a Master Sergeant with the Louisiana Army National Guard carry a 7-foot, 400-pound dolphin to the Gulf of Mexico. Igor, the dolphin, was rescued from a ditch near South Cameron High School after Hurricane Rita swept through. He was transported on a Coast Guard HH-60 helicopter to the beach to be set free. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Kendrick \r\n

Citation

“Dolphin Returns to Gulf Waters,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 25, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2377.