What is the best way to remove a dead dolphin from a crowded beach on Fourth of July weekend? “There’s four park rangers, and they couldn’t pick up the dead dolphin. The decision on how to remove the dead dolphin came down to a matter of efficiency and practicality, state park and harbor patrol officials said. See the most-read stories in Local News this hour >>“The efficient removal of this dolphin was our best attempt to deal with a difficult situation,” Ventura Harbor Patrol Harbormaster John Higgins told KTLA. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the lead agency responsible for dead marine life, usually defers to local agencies to remove dolphins, Higgins said in a statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 04, 2016 19:42 UTC