CEUTA, Spain — A baby dolphin died this week after a group of migrants pulled it from the sea and struck it on the head with a stick at a beach in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, according to local reporting, prompting a formal criminal complaint from an environmental group and widespread public outrage after video of the incident circulated online.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at Trampolin beach, according to local newspaper El Faro de Ceuta, which said a group of migrants noticed the young bottlenose dolphin swimming close to shore and took advantage of its proximity to pull it out of the water. Once the animal was on land, one member of the group struck it on the head with a stick, according to the outlet's reporting. The blow left the dolphin severely injured and, based on subsequent observations, ultimately proved fatal.

Reports from Ceuta, Spain, say a baby dolphin was killed after being struck on the head by illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/10a5eTT2Hl— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 4, 2026

Reports from Ceuta, Spain, say a baby dolphin was killed after being struck on the head by illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/10a5eTT2Hl

A cleaning worker employed by the company Ecoservicios witnessed the incident while working in the area and warned the group to stop handling the animal, telling them they should instead call emergency services to have the dolphin properly collected. According to accounts of the episode, the group then attempted to return the calf to the sea, but the animal already appeared to be dead by........

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