South River dolphin dies

OLD BRIDGE - The errant dolphin spotted in the South River has died, director Sheila Dean of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said Saturday.

After heading back towards the Raritan Bay following attempts to guide him by the MMSC, Dean said that around noon Saturday, he was spotted passed away aground.

"We suspect that he was an old male dolphin that had gone up the river to die," said Dean. "We have seen this about 50 times out of the 4,700 marine mammals that we have attempted to rescue."

Details concerning the cause of death of the dolphin are currently under investigation.