Dolphins were spotted in the River Thames this morning, attracting crowds to watch them play in the water.
When dolphins were seen floating on the river at Richmond Lock and Footbridge, onlookers feared the mammals were trapped and called the fire brigade.
Witness James Moon, 63, of Richmond, told the Daily Mail: “I walked across the footbridge and got to the other side.
“There were some fire trucks in the distance, two fire trucks under the bridge, and another fire truck came, sirens and police were there, and I thought it was a little strange.”
“One of the firefighters said they were called out because they thought [the dolphins] Trapped or trapped.
People watch dolphins swim through the River Thames in Richmond
People passing by stopped to watch the dolphins’ fins emerging from the water
Dolphins seen playing and swimming together in the River Thames
“They clearly weren’t, because you could see them coming up to the surface and messing with the two of them right next to each other,” Moon said.
Around 10:30 a.m., Moon Jae-in witnessed the entire scene unfold.
He continued: “They seemed to move up and down very well occasionally. People were shouting. There would be a little dorsal fin rising, and then you would see the body rising.
“There were a lot of kids and parents there and everyone was watching and filming – it was awesome. Superb.
“It was a sunny day and everyone came down to visit.
“They have white stripes on them, so I think they are white-striped Atlantic dolphins. The last sighting was in 2017, and they were as far away as Richmond.
This isn’t the first time the aquatic creature has surprised passers-by in London and other places miles from the sea.
In February, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) discovered an intact lifeboat in a river in the capital.
RNLI lifeboat crews were surprised to see a pod of dolphins, including a calf, sneak up on them yesterday
Crew member John Robinson said: “It was an incredible sight”
John Robinson, a member of the RNLI crew, said: “They were about two meters long and it was incredible to see them in person on the Thames, especially when they jumped out of the water.”
Last month, a couple walking their dogs noticed dolphin fins poking out of the Welland River in Lincolnshire.
“We watched them play for about ten minutes. It was incredible to see them playing so close to us,” dog walker Madi Corby said of her recent dolphin experience. . “
Despite the excitement of these cetacean sightings, conditions in the Thames are reportedly dire.
Swimmers and boaters claim the river is filled with sewage and filled with E. coli.
Even the captain of the Oxford regatta blamed E. coli in the water for their Easter Saturday regatta defeat to Cambridge, saying he vomited before the dramatic showdown.
“It would be nice if there wasn’t so much faeces in the water,” Leonard Jenkins said after dangerously high levels of E. coli were found in the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge.
Despite the Thames’ poor reputation, Moon said dolphins “are clearly eating in the water”.
“That means there have to be live fish for them to eat, so that’s good.” I can’t swim in it myself, but people do.
Oxford captain Lenny Jenkins (pictured) blamed E. coli in the water for his team’s defeat to Cambridge and said he vomited before the dramatic showdown
Fans were on edge as they watched the two men’s teams make a dramatic dash to the finish line
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