Reward for Orange Beach Dolphin Killer Could Top $10,000
Local groups and Orange Beach officials are pledging thousands in reward money to find whoever shot a dolphin with a hunting arrow.
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Local groups and Orange Beach officials are pledging thousands in reward money to find whoever shot a dolphin with a hunting arrow.
Orange Beach added $3,000 to a reward fund for information on a dolphin killed by a hunting arrow, lifting the total offered in the case to $23,000.
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