Winter dolphin1/6/2024 That really helped me take her story and launch it around the world," he said. "Bay News 9 and what you did, you guys did a lot of stories on her. Yates credits our coverage for helping make Winter a movie star. She of course played herself in the film, alongside some big names like Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr. Soon, Winter was thriving and her story was so inspirational, it became the basis for the movies "Dolphin Tale" and "Dolphin Tale 2." When the first movie came out, Winter shot to stardom. The solution was a prosthetic tail - the first of its kind. as animal care experts from around the country worked to treat her gastrointestinal abnormality. With heavy hearts, CMA announced tonight that Winter the Dolphin died at approximately 8 p.m. Not to mention, Winter had an undeniable spunk and she wasn’t giving up either. “Just about everyone we talked to in the marine industry at that time advised us listen, these dolphins don’t survive this, it’s not going to go well so the bottom line is we suggest, and it was a pretty strong suggestion by multiple individuals to euthanize,” Yates said.īut CMA’s mission is to rescue and they weren’t giving up on the two-month-old dolphin just yet. David Yates recalled the advice his team was given. Unable to really swim, Winter’s health continued to fade. She was first found in the waters of the Florida coast back in 2005 when she was caught in a crab trap. The circulation to her tail was cut off, eventually leading to its loss as she recovered at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter was widely known for her prosthetic tail. "She said I'm going to take my own life and she has literally watched 'Dolphin Tale' that night or the next day and literally turned her life around," Yates said. One woman that reached out was struggling with suicidal thoughts and credits Winter for saving her life. Yates says he has been getting texts from thousands of kids with disabilities who were impacted by Winter's story. Winter was - I have a real daughter in real life - and Winter was my second daughter." "You know it's like one of your kids dying. Even though I knew it was coming," he said. When I got the call she passed away that was really hard. He spent 14 years with Winter and was actually showing "Dolphin Tale" at a conference in Orlando when he got the news. This kiddo from Pennsylvania drew #WinterTheDolphin pictures for her memorial…and had this to say to her: /veNfLIs11wĭavid Yates, former CEO of the aquarium, was one of the first to find out.
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