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WATCH: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach WATCH: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach
Watch: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach Video footage of a shark attacking a dolphin off the shore in Ocean County is going viral. The clip was posted on YouTube by Sean Donohue, who said he witnessed the encounter near 106th Street Beach in Long Beach Township. There were unconfirmed reports that the dolphin was injured by a boat propeller and the blood in the water caused the sharks to attack. Long Beach Township Police Captain Kevin Mahon confirmed with TAPinto that this encounter did take place and that more than one shark was spotted Thursday morning.  Mahon was not immediately available for comment on Friday. Accor…

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by Jon Craig
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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