[CINC] Dolphin Jumps Aboard Boat from The Log Newsletter

[Catherine French]

600-Plus-Pound Dolphin Jumps Aboard Boat

By: Associated Press | Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:54:00 AM

Last updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:54:00 AM


MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- A dolphin weighing between 600 and 700 pounds jumped onto the deck of a boat, injuring a woman in South Florida, according to a report from the Isles of Capri Fire Department. 

Isles of Capri Fire spokesman Keith Perry said a charter boat captain called 911 on the afternoon of March 13, after the dolphin jumped on the boat and landed on one of his passengers. 

The woman suffered a sprained ankle. Her name was not released. 

Officials from the Isles of Capri Fire Department, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office used an immobilizing board and a rope to push the dolphin back into the water. 






600-Plus-Pound Dolphin Jumps Aboard Boat

By: Associated Press | Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:54:00 AM

Last updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:54:00 AM


MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- A dolphin weighing between 600 and 700 pounds jumped onto the deck of a boat, injuring a woman in South Florida, according to a report from the Isles of Capri Fire Department. 

Isles of Capri Fire spokesman Keith Perry said a charter boat captain called 911 on the afternoon of March 13, after the dolphin jumped on the boat and landed on one of his passengers. 

The woman suffered a sprained ankle. Her name was not released. 

Officials from the Isles of Capri Fire Department, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office used an immobilizing board and a rope to push the dolphin back into the water. 




Short article about what happened near Marco Island, Florida. Wonder what that dolphin was thinking. Echo location works great under water, but not so great when air borne.

600-Plus-Pound Dolphin Jumps Aboard Boat

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