Three women braved the ice-cold English Channel to rescue a dolphin that had became trapped in a rock gulley.
Eventually, however, they were able to turn the creature and release it, determined not to let the dolphin suffer.
Three women braved the ice-cold sea to rescue a dolphin that had became trapped in a rock gulley
The trio spent over 20 minutes wrestling with the current near the rocks at Rock-A-Nore Beach in East Sussex, worrying that they wouldn’t be able to free the dolphin
‘We were at the tail end because we weren’t sure if she would bite us – she was really heavy.’
Eventually, however, they were able to turn the creature and release it, determined not to let the dolphin suffer
The women were getting ‘battered’ by choppy waves during the rescue and, due to the conditions, struggled to see the rocks underneath
It took more than 20 minutes and two women manoeuvring the dolphin before they were able to turn it and finally release it
‘So then Amy just said ‘Hold my coat!’, and before I knew it Amy and Carrie were in the water.’
The women confirmed that after it was freed, the dolphin safely swam off in the direction of Bexhill, west of Hastings