Pair guilty of harassing dolphin
Two men who swam in the sea with a dolphin after a night out have been found guilty of harassing the animal.
Michael Jukes, 27, and Daniel Buck, 26, were found guilty of intentionally or recklessly disturbing a wild animal at Sandgate, Kent in June last year.
Dover magistrates heard they had touched and stroked Dave the dolphin, which had become a tourist attraction spotted regularly near Folkestone.
They were each ordered to carry out 120 hours community service.
A lack of recent sightings has led to speculation that Dave, who was actually female, has now died.
The court heard that during the incident on 9 June a witness heard one of the men shout: “People pay hundreds of pounds to do this in Florida and I’m doing it in Folkestone.”
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