{"id":794368,"date":"2026-05-13T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794368\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:58:17","slug":"dolphin-stranded-saved-off-coast-of-hilton-head-sc-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794368\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin stranded saved off coast of Hilton Head, SC Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A stranded dolphin stuck in Hilton Head Island waters was rescued Saturday morning after Lowcountry marine officials were alerted and saved him.<\/p>\n<p>Klaus, an adult male dolphin spanning approximately 7 ft. and 10 inches, was found stranded near the Port Royal Sound estuarine system on the north end of Hilton Head Island Saturday morning, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lowcountrymarinemammalnetwork\">according to the nonprofit Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Klaus, who is known to local researchers from the University of South Carolina Beaufort, was reported stranded by community members, LMMN said on Facebook. He likely became trapped in a tidal pool because of shifting sands and tidal conditions, leaving him to be isolated between sandbars as water levels receded.<\/p>\n<p>After LMMN staff, trained volunteers and regional partners responded, Klaus was stabilized, refloated and \u201cobserved swimming away from shore,\u201d LMMN said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also especially grateful to the local community members who quickly reported Klaus\u2019 stranding, helping ensure responders could arrive as quickly as possible,\u201d the group wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>What to do if you find a stranded dolphin or whale<\/p>\n<p>Community members who encounter a stranded dolphin or whale are asked to not attempt to push the animal back into the water. Instead, people should maintain a safe distance and contact trained responders immediately, LMMN said.<\/p>\n<p>To report a stranded marine mammal in South Carolina, call the Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline: 800-922-5431.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Hilton Head Island Packet<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/profile\/312081070\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Laura Finaldi profile photo.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Laura Finaldi\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.islandpacket.com\/profile\/312081070\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Finaldi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Island Packet<\/p>\n<p>            Laura Finaldi is an award-winning reporter and editor whose career has taken her everywhere from manufacturing companies in Massachusetts to dairy farms in rural Florida. Before joining the Island Packet in 2025, she was an editor at Homes.com in Richmond, Virginia and covered retail and tourism in Sarasota, Florida for five years. She has been published in the Worcester Business Journal, the Richmonder, Virginia Business, the Boston Globe and USA Today.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A stranded dolphin stuck in Hilton Head Island waters was rescued Saturday morning after Lowcountry marine officials were&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":794369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[159,67,132,68,837],"class_list":{"0":"post-794368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116569513911805658","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}