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Before and after: A look at the dolphin found off Upper Captiva Island

Fort Myers News-Press
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11 . In file photo, the dead dolphin was seen alive in March 2007.
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11.

In file photo, the dead dolphin was seen alive in March 2007.
Credit: Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11 .
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11.
Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11 . NOAA ' s Office of Law Enforcement and marine mammal experts received a report of the bottlenose dolphin. NOAA officials are looking to get information from anyone who may have details via its NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 800-853-1964.
An adult male dolphin was found dead in May 2019 along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County. A necropsy showed that it was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive, according to The News-Press report on July 11.

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement and marine mammal experts received a report of the bottlenose dolphin. NOAA officials are looking to get information from anyone who may have details via its NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 800-853-1964.
Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission