2 Swimmers Attacked by Dolphin in Japan, Suffer Minor Injuries

Honey, a bottlenose dolphin, is seen at the abandoned Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium in Choshi, Japan, on Aug. 15, 2018. PEACE/Handout via Reuters

Two swimmers in Japan suffered minor injuries after being attacked by a dolphin, the latest in a series of incidents that prompted authorities to warn beachgoers against approaching the mammals.

The Fukui Coast Guard Station said Monday that it received a call at about 11:40 a.m. on Aug. 7 about a 39-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man being attacked by a dolphin at a beach in Fukui’s Ayukawa district.