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Dolphin killed during stunt at SeaWorld park
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by stvalentine | May 3, 2008 at 05:16 am
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About 32 visitors were in the lagoon Saturday afternoon when the dolphins swam into the deeper center and leapt from the water, Discovery Cove spokeswoman Becca Bides said. They collided and Sharky, a 30-year-old, died. The other dolphin appeared to be uninjured but is being monitored. "This is a very unfortunate and very rare incident," Bides said.
Discovery Cove offers visitors the opportunity to swim with dolphins, rays and tropical fish. It was the first accidental death of a dolphin since the park opened eight years ago.
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at 06:09 on May 3rd, 2008
When I first went to Marine World (the Bay Area, CA) as a small child, I remember wondering if anyone ever got hurt during those killer-whale and dolphin shows, but never heard of something like this actually happening.
at 12:56 on May 3rd, 2008
stvalentine, this is so sad - all for the sake of tourist entertainment...
at 16:11 on May 3rd, 2008
stvalentine, a timely story before the tourist season moves into high gear. Hopefully other such venues will take this as a tragic lesson and learn from it.