Swiss dolphins die of drug overdose after a rave

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Swiss dolphins die of drug overdose after a rave

In another case of dolphins being more like humans than previously thought, a pair of dolphins at an aquarium in Switzerland died from a heroin overdose after a rave. Okay, so the dolphins themselves weren’t doing heroin, but it’s thought that heroin was dumped into their tank during a rave at the aquarium. A rave at an aquarium? Lolwot Switzerland?

Toxicology reports from a forensics institute in St. Gallen, Switzerland, were just released and show the two dolphins had buprenorphine, a heroin substitute, in their urine, according to the Daily Mail. Reports speculate that the substance may have been dumped in the tank during the rave, accidentally or as a practical joke.

Experts believe the drug plays tricks on a dolphins’ brain, switching off the monitor telling them they need to surface for air; the effects certainly sound terrifying. Connyland dolphin keeper Nadja Gasser told the Daily Mail that trainers noticed Chelmers simply drifting underwater and in obvious trouble. “We tried to hold him. He was shaking all over and was foaming at the mouth,” she said. Trainers worked unsuccessfully for an hour in an attempt to rescue the dolphin.

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