Hurricane Matthew Aftermath and CEMML Stories

October 14, 2016

Hurricane Matthew recently plotted a track along the southeastern U.S. through and near many locations where CEMML staff work and live. Pictures and stories are starting to trickle in. Send yours and we’ll add them to this post.

Cape Canaveral

There was a live stranding of a neonatal dolphin, and CEMML's Rachel Mandel and Richard Brust assisted the rescue team from Sea Word-Hubbs as they readied the dolphin for transport to Orlando.
CEMML employee Rachel Mandel (center in cap) assists Sea World – Hubbs rescue team prepare a stranded neonatal dolphin for transport to Orlando in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Photo Credit: Richard Brust (CEMML Cape Canaveral).

 

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