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Dolphin stuck in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal dies

Originally published: January 25, 2013 3:11 PM
Updated: January 25, 2013 10:12 PM
By ELLEN YAN ellen.yan@newsday.com

The NYPD and marine biologists responded to the

Photo credit: Roy Renna / BMR Breaking News | The NYPD and marine biologists responded to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn to assist a dolphin swimming in its waters. (Jan. 25, 2013)

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Police are on the scene as bystanders gathered

Dolphin trapped in Gowanus Canal

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Dolphin stuck in Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn dies Department of Environmental Conservation Lt. Dallas Bengel, left,

Department of Environmental Conservation Lt. Dallas Bengel, left,

Animals on the loose on LI, in NY

A wayward dolphin found swimming Friday in the murky waters of Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal died in the early evening after the NYPD and marine biologists from the Riverhead Foundation tried to help it.

The common dolphin, an adult about 7 feet long, stopped breathing about 6 p.m. under the Union Street bridge, said Robert DiGiovanni, the foundation's director and senior biologist.

The animal...

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