United States: Winter, Florida’s most famous dolphin, died of bowel twist

The United States has just lost its favorite cetacean. Winter the dolphin, star of “The Incredible Story of Winter the Dolphin,” first and second to name, died of a bowel twist, according to autopsy results released by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Saturday.

“The team could not have done anything more to save his life,” according to a statement from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, adding that the disease is found in stranded wild dolphins “as well as in any living thing with intestines.” The damaged part of Winter’s intestines was in an area that could not be reached by surgery.

Staff said they’ve been working around the clock for the past few days to try to save Winter, 16, and minimize her pain. The facility was closed on Friday to mourn the loss of its most famous resident, but reopened on Saturday.

Winter’s prosthesis inspired models for humans

Winter rose to fame in the United States after being rescued from a crab net that had severed her tail in 2005. Hanger Clinic, the largest prosthetic supplier in the country, then partnered with the animal shelter for him. create a prosthetic tail, which subsequently inspired new models of prostheses for humans.

The miraculous recovery of the animal, recounted in the two films in its glory, had then particularly inspired young and old, as well as people with disabilities, who saw it as a symbol of hope and regularly went to the aquarium. from Clearwater to visit him.