Trapped tsunami dolphins 'a symbol of hope'

Frustrated rescue workers will have to wait until Saturday to make a third attempt to free a humpback dolphin and her calf from a small Thailand lagoon where the Asian tsunami dumped them 10 days ago, a wildlife expert said today.

The dolphins, spotted on Monday about half a mile from the beach by a man searching for his missing wife, have become a symbol of hope amid the death and destruction caused by the massive waves that crushed posh tourist resorts in the surrounding Khao Lak area.