Dolphin in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal

A wayward dolphin that became stranded in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY died Friday evening. Experts and emergency service units were at the scene. Video by WSJ's Anjali

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[flukes777]

Canned "tuna" anyone? There is plenty now.

[Murdoch493]

1. A dolphin would sink the raft.

2. Please check your caps lock button before you type.

3. Please slow your typing down so you can correct any spelling mistakes, or use an auto-correct program to correct it. There are many free programs to do this.

Just helping you out. Plus, that dolphin wouldn't have any chance even if they rescued it. That water is FULL of PCBs, mercury, heavy metals, ebola, tar, oil, and who knows what else. It wouldn't have survived very well...

[Ryan Lewis]

This is such a powerful metaphor for a society which has historically been so consumed with progress and development that it destroys its own environment to fulfill its ends... The Indigenous who lived here before us bragged that they could drink out of any stream on this continent... Now dolphins die when entering steams the Native's used to fish and drink out of.... I wonder if that is really progress.. Can humans really live without a healthy environment???

[stellastanely747]

THOES LAW ENFORCEMENT "NYPD" SHOULD HAVE USED THAT EMERGENCY RAFT THAT IS ON TOP THERE EMERGENCY TRUCK, AN HELP THE DOLPHIN! !! RATHER THAN JUST LOOKING AT IT!! ITS DEAD NOW! ! THEY CAN GO BAK HAVING THEIR COFFEE AN DONUTS .IF ONE OF THEIRS OR A PERSON FELL INTO THAT NASTY CANAL!, WOULD HAD SAY WHAT THEY SAID" THEY WILL WAIT TILL HI TIDE TO SEE IF THE DOLPHIN WILL SWIM OUT" ?? HOW STUPID CAN THEY BE,!! WELL LET ONE OF THEIRS FALL IN AN THEN SEE IF THEY WILL SAY wait Till high tide they climb out

[Marlena VanValkenburgh]

That's like putting a fish in a septic tank and believing it will be happy for the change in scenery! Save the Dolphin!!!

[Chrissy Gurrola]

why couldn't the fdny pull it out it was too late. wtf!!!!!?

[CuddleCheetah]

They should have moved to rescue it sooner. Lolly gaggers...

[Travis Short]

they need to save that dolphin before it dies!!! hes probably like how the hell did i get here

[MANTECKA Yay]

Its too cold