Dolphin carcass discovered on Myrtle Beach

A dead dolphin was found this morning on the beach in North Myrtle Beach, officials said.

Police received a call at about 9:30 a.m. that someone had seen the 6-foot-long dolphin near 33rd Avenue North, according to a statement from North Myrtle Beach spokesman Brian Williamsen.
Biologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will do a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

Every year, about 40 to 45 marine mammals wash ashore in South Carolina, according to information in the release from NOAA officials.