A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina and officials believe that the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach.

Mar. 25, 2025, a large, dead bottlenose dolphin was reported on the banks of Deep Creek in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve in Beaufort.

BEAUFORT, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in North Carolina, and officials believe that the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach.