Pink dolphin trapped on Bolivian riverbank gets rescued

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STORY: :: Locals find an injured, stranded pink river dolphin

and help it reach deep water

:: Yapacani, Bolivia

:: August 19, 2024

:: "I found it in the river, and I came to save it. I don't want to let him go because there is little water here. So we called Efrain Clemente (Head of Citizen Security of San Carlos) to take it to a deeper place because it would die here."

:: San Carlos government handout

:: Efrain Clemente, Head of Citizen Security of San Carlos

:: "About 30 minutes ago, I received a call that a dolphin had been found on the river bank, so we immediately went to the site."

The dolphin appeared to be a boto, or Amazon river dolphin, the largest of the freshwater dolphins, according to the American Cetacean Society.

The ACS says the boto's coloration can range from soft and rosey "to an almost shocking pink."

The Amazon river dolphin is endangered due to hunting and loss of habitat, according to the ACS.