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| Men find dead dolphin in garden | Men find dead dolphin in garden |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | The mammal appeared to have two puncture wounds in its stomach as if it had been speared. |
| Police carried out house-to-house inquiries 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. | 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' | '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 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | "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. | Environmental health officers from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were contacted and removed the mammal, which died of unknown causes. |