Rescuers in race to save NY dolphins

A rescue attempt to save six dolphins from a shallow cove off the coast of New York is resuming following bad weather.

Around 20 common dolphins swam in to the cove off the Long Island coast last week, with the narrow water negating their radar systems and causing confusion among the pod.

Some nine of them were guided to safety out through Gardiner's Bay on Tuesday but it is thought that another six have died.

Fears are growing for the remaining six, who are growing increasingly weak having not fed properly for days.

Local environmentalists are attempting to use sound generators to guide the dolphins back to deeper water.

Tony LaCasse, from the New England Aquarium, commented: "We have a mass stranding or two every winter; last year there were over eight.

"Dolphins are extremely social and can panic just the way people panic."

The dolphins generally stay between 30 and 80 miles off shore, he added.