A dolphin that was washed ashore by high tides onto a beach in eastern India's Bay of Bengal was rescued by local men.<br /><br />Three men found the dolphin stranded at Beleswar beach in the state of Odisha and tried to put it back into the sea. <br /><br />But the mammal, which was slightly injured, kept returning back to the shore due to the high tides.<br /><br />Subhendu Mallik, Honorary Wildlife Warden of Khordha, who came to know about the incident told the men to persist in sending it back to the sea.<br /><br />He also informed the local forest officials, who rushed to the spot. But by the time they arrived the two men had successfully sent the dolphin home. <br /><br />Mallik said: "The youth never mishandled the dolphin for selfies or photographs, like what happened in Spain last year. They were focused on the rescue and managed to pull it off.” <br /><br />The officials have deployed a man to keep watch in case the mammal returns.
