700-pound dolphin lands on boat, and more

A Florida woman taking a leisurely boat ride found herself with a 700-pound dolphin on her back, after the creature jumped out of the water and landed on the boat.

700-pound dolphin lands on boat

A Florida woman taking a leisurely boat ride on the Marco River suddenly found herself with a 700-pound dolphin on her back, after the creature jumped out of the water and landed on the boat. The woman was knocked to the deck, spraining her ankle, but was not badly injured. The dolphin, meanwhile, frantically flipped around the deck, until the boat docked and police were able to lift it back into the water. “It seemed to know that we were trying to help,” one of the police rescuers said.

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