A rescued dolphin found trapped in the mud was returned to sea Sunday.
SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team and Imperial Beach Lifeguards found the long-beaked common dolphin on Thursday, and removed it Saturday when the dolphin was unable to escape the muddy San Diego Bay estuary.
SeaWorld’s team and the Coronado Police rescued the animal and brought him to the Oiled Wildlife Care Center.
At the center, experts treated him by running bloodwork and having vets assess his condition. When vets determined he was healthy and could be released, SeaWorld officials returned him to the ocean Sunday.
"It was pretty spectacular experience I mean to be able to be part of the team that actually rescued him and then to see it through to the end point of returning him back to the ocean, that's the goal, that's what we always shoot for," said Kevin Robinson with SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team.
Robinson said the dolphin had just gotten himself into a bad spot. He was happy to see him returned.
