Residents of Punta Dumalag in Matina Aplaya, Davao City, discovered a lifeless spinner dolphin early Wednesday morning, August 2, 2023. In a Facebook post, D’Bone Collector Museum founder Darrell D. Blatchley said the six-foot male dolphin, which has an estimated weight of 40 kilograms, appeared to have ruptured eardrum based on the conducted necropsy. "Cause of death through necropsy was not a total [confirmation] though there were no remains of food in [the] stomach or intestines," Blatchley said.

Llemit, R. L. G. (2023, August 5-6). Dead dolphin found in Punta Dumalag. SunStar Davao, p. 4.