19 July 2024 – WELLFLEET, MA – In late June, Wellfleet saw the biggest mass stranding of dolphins in U.S. history. It was uncharted waters even for the experienced rescue teams. In the wake of the stranding the rescue team is trying to answer the question of why it happened and why there is a steady annual increase of these events on Cape Cod. Unprecedented in numbers it made headlines wide and far and had a whole community engaged in the rescue efforts. Pattie Walsh, rescue volunteer worked tirelessly to save 146 stranded dolphins during four fateful days.