Dolphin Tale star Winter dies at Florida aquarium

Dolphin Tale star Winter dies at Florida aquarium
Winter the dolphin (Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A dolphin with a prosthetic tail who became famous in the Dolphin Tale movies has died at a Florida aquarium despite efforts to treat a gastrointestinal abnormality.

Winter the 16-year-old female bottlenose dolphin died while being held by experts who were preparing it for a procedure at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where the marine mammal lived for years.

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