Lake District Coast Aquarium staff help beached dolphin back out to sea

A dolphin which became beached along the Cumbrian coast was helped back out to sea by aquarium staff.

A member of the public spotted the short-beaked common dolphin in Maryport and called the Lake District Coast Aquarium.

James Barnett, who works there and was part of the rescue effort, said they "pointed it in the right direction" and once it was in deeper water, "off it went".

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