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The Navy and marine wildlife experts are investigating whether the beaching of dozens of dolphins in the Florida Keys followed the use of sonar by a submarine on a training exercise off the coast.
More than 20 of the 70 rough-toothed dolphins have died since Wednesday’s beaching, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
A day before the dolphins swam ashore, the Philadelphia had conducted exercises with Navy SEALs off Key West. The exercises were about 45 miles from Marathon, where the dolphins became stranded.
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