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Post by robdog on Jul 18, 2008 9:47:49 GMT
WTF : Mystery surrounds the discovery of a dead dolphin in the garden of two sailors in Dorset who live on a steep hill half a mile from the sea. Mike Elliott, 28, and housemate Gary Harvey, woke to find the 3ft dolphin at their home in Portland on Thursday. The mammal appeared to have two puncture wounds in its stomach as if it had been speared. Police carried out house-to-house enquiries but said there was no evidence a crime had been committed. Mr Harvey, 23, said: "I woke up, looked out of my window and saw what appeared to be a dolphin in the garden. 'No tidal wave' "I went downstairs to have a closer look and that confirmed it - there was a three foot dolphin in the back garden. "I really don't know how it got there. I was pretty amazed. I thought I was dreaming to start with. "There was no tidal wave and we live about half a mile from the sea quite a bit above sea level at the top of Portland so it must have been dumped there." The two men, both Royal Navy marine engineers, called police who made enquiries about the dolphin. "There was no evidence a criminal offence had been committed," a Dorset Police spokesman added. Environmental health officers from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were contacted and removed the mammal, which died of unknown causes.  |
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Post by stokietomo on Jul 18, 2008 9:51:48 GMT
Died of unknown causes?? Im no Sherlock Holmes but maybe it will have something to do with the puncture holes and being out of the water and sitting on the grass!! Case solved
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Post by Zippy Moon Dust on Jul 18, 2008 11:19:18 GMT
Detectives are looking for a motive but can't find a porpoise.
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Jul 18, 2008 11:21:24 GMT
Something a bit fishy about this story.
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Post by edinburghstokie on Jul 18, 2008 11:34:01 GMT
Died of unknown causes??...Case solved Well, I think you have blown that one out of the water! |
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Post by boothenendboy on Jul 18, 2008 11:35:19 GMT
yes,somefin doesn't look right to me.
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Post by chellster on Jul 18, 2008 20:17:23 GMT
Flipper-n hell!
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Post by jeffers on Jul 18, 2008 22:10:37 GMT
which died of unknown causes. Well at least we know it didn't drown! |
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Post by Northy on Jul 19, 2008 9:03:12 GMT
I'd be worried about "housemates" if I was still in the Navy  |
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