Dolphin decks fishing boat crew in sea drama

Dolphin decks fishing boat crew in sea drama
The creature surprised the crew on Friday (Handout/AP)

A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 900lbs appeared to fall out of the sky before crash-landing in their small boat.

No-one was badly hurt when the 11ft bottlenose dolphin jumped aboard the 16ft open-top boat on Friday, said the vessel’s owner, Dean Harrison.

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