KUCHING: A dead dolphin was found washed ashore on Tanjung Batu beach in Bintulu on Saturday morning.

Local residents came across the carcass, which was about two-metres-long and weighed over 100kg, at about 8am.

The rare sight attracted a number of visitors to the beach.

State Fire and Rescue assistant operations director Farhan Sufyan Borhan said the department was informed about the dolphin on Friday night when it was spotted by some villagers.

“When we reached the location, the dolphin was still alive but quite weak. We helped to release it back to the sea at 9.47pm.

“However, we then received information that it was found dead this morning,” he said.

– The Star