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Crews rescue beached dolphins on Cape Cod

Several dolphins became beached on Cape Cod Saturday.

Crews rescue beached dolphins on Cape Cod
Several dolphins became beached on Cape Cod Saturday.
WEBVTT MARY SALADNA SHOWS US THE EFFORT TO KEEP THEM ALIVE. MARY IT HAS BEEN A BUSY DAY FOR TEAMS ON THE CAPE. THIS IS ONE OF 10 DOLPHINS THAT BEACHED ITSELF TODAY IN AND AROUND BARNSTABLE HARBOR. >> THERE WAS A GROUP OF SIX AND A GROUP OF FOUR. THE TIDES CAME IN S QUICKLY BEFORE WE COULD GET ON SCENE, THE ANIMALS RE-FLOATED. MARY RESCUE CREWS KNEW THEY NEEDED TO TRANSPORT THE YOUNG ADULTS TO ANOTHER AREA. THAT MEANT MOVING THEM TO WAITING VEHICLES WHERE VITAL SIGNS WILL BE MONITORED IN TRANSIT. >> PEOPLE SAY, I WILL PUSH THEM INTO THE WATER. THEY CAN BRIEF PERFECTLY OUTSIDE THE WATER. THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS SUNBURN. MARY: BEACHGOERS CAN HELP THE ANIMALS THEY CALM, BY KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE AND KEEPING THEIR VOICES DOWN. BEDSHEETS CAN HELP UNTIL RESCUE CREWS ARRIVE. >> YOU KEEP THEM FROM HURTING THEMSELVES AND ALSO, YOU PUT ANOTHER WET ONE ON TOP -- YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM COOL, COVERED. MARY: THE NEXT STEP IS TO TRANSPORT THOSE DOLPHINS CLOSER
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Crews rescue beached dolphins on Cape Cod
Several dolphins became beached on Cape Cod Saturday.
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