Volunteers rescue dozens of dolphins stranded on beach

Nearly 50 dolphins were stranded on a beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, over weekend and needed to be rescued by dozens of volunteers, officials said.

International Fund for Animal Welfare said some 45 dolphins were found stranded by harbor officials in Wellfleet on Sunday morning.

Stacey Hedman, a manr with Yarmouth-based group, said many of dolphins were already sunburned and overheating by time organization's Marine Mammal Rescue and Research team responded to stretch of beach kwn locally as Gut.

She told Cape Cod Times it appeared dolphins got stranded sometime overnight as tides changed.

“It was a sad scene to see m out of water, unable to swim,” Hedman told newspaper.

She said team of roughly 50 volunteers used beach-ready stretchers to carry nearly a dozen of dolphins to safety. y also gave marine mammals IV fluids and vitamins, and deployed boats to guide m back to deeper waters.

Two dolphins, however, were in poor health and ultimately were euthanized, Hedman said.

organization said teams were on lookout Monday to make sure dolphins don't get stranded again on Cape's beaches.