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Dolphin Stranded In Jersey City Waterway Rescued, But Later Dies Dolphin Stranded In Jersey City Waterway Rescued, But Later Dies
Dolphin Stranded In Jersey City Waterway Rescued, But Later Dies A dolphin that was in distress as it struggled in the Morris Canal in Jersey City was saved Monday thanks to a group effort by police, wildlife officers and other responders, the city said in a statement.  The city's Emergency Services Unit was called to Essex and Hudson streets, within sight of the iconic Colgate Clock, shortly before 5 p.m. There they found the mammal floundering in the shallows near the rocky shoreline.  State Park Police and an animal control officer from the Liberty Humane Society helped in the rescue, which involved using a sheet to hold the dolphin in place…

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by Paul Milo