Patong Police were notified of the dead dolphin found on the beach at 2:20pm. Karon Police were called in as the beach is in their area of jurisdiction.
After police investigated the scene, Kusoldharm rescue workers were asked to transport the dolphin’s body to the PMBC at Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast, in the hope of determining what had caused the dolphin’s death.
Police did not report any major wounds found on the dolphin’s body.