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News We Love: South Carolina firefighters rescue stranded 500-pound dolphin
'This was no ordinary call, and it’s one we’ll never forget'
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Updated: 12:23 PM CDT Jul 19, 2025
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Video shows how firefighters were able to rescue a dolphin stranded in a neighborhood in South Carolina.The above video, shared by the Bluffton Township Fire District, shows crews, the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network and volunteers responding to the Hampton Lake community on Saturday. The dolphin, estimated at 500 pounds, was stuck in a tidal lagoon. "This was no ordinary call, and it’s one we’ll never forget," the fire department posted on social media. It is believed that the dolphin, nicknamed "Lucky," swam into the lagoon through a culvert connecting to the May River during Thursday’s heavy rains and high tides.The rescue took several hours to plan and execute. Watch the video above to see how the dolphin was saved and relocated to the May River. LMMN is federally authorized to respond to marine mammals in South Carolina by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program. It is otherwise illegal to handle marine mammals without authorization.
Video shows how firefighters were able to rescue a dolphin stranded in a neighborhood in South Carolina.
The above video, shared by the Bluffton Township Fire District, shows crews, the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network and volunteers responding to the Hampton Lake community on Saturday.
The dolphin, estimated at 500 pounds, was stuck in a tidal lagoon.
"This was no ordinary call, and it’s one we’ll never forget," the fire department posted on social media.
It is believed that the dolphin, nicknamed "Lucky," swam into the lagoon through a culvert connecting to the May River during Thursday’s heavy rains and high tides.
The rescue took several hours to plan and execute.
Watch the video above to see how the dolphin was saved and relocated to the May River.
LMMN is federally authorized to respond to marine mammals in South Carolina by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program. It is otherwise illegal to handle marine mammals without authorization.
