Two dolphins rescued at Angus beach

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The dolphins were rescued on Thursday morning

Two dolphins have been rescued after getting into difficulty at a beach in Angus.

One of the animals, a female common dolphin, was spotted stranded at Monifieth at about 08:00 on Thursday.

Coastguard Rescue Teams from Carnoustie and Arbroath, British Divers Marine Life Rescue and RNLI Broughty Ferry were involved in its rescue.

A juvenile dolphin was then spotted at the beach and was also helped to the safety of deeper water.

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Volunteers rescued the animals