More than a dozen dolphins die in mass stranding around Cape Cod: Just tore me apart [Video]

More than a dozen dolphins died over the weekend after 125 of the mammals became trapped in shallow water near Cape Cod.

Animal rescuers managed to lead approximately 100 of the Atlanticwhite-sided dolphins away from the shallow waters off the Massachusetts coast, but an estimated 13 ultimately died. One of the animals had to be euthanized, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

The fund, a nonprofit advocating for the protection of animals, helped to lead the rescue efforts, and said the mass stranding was the largest it had dealt with on the Cape in its 26-year history in the region.

Rescuers said there’s no single reason why the dolphins ended up stranded other than the location. Cape Cod has been identified as a global stranding hotspot due to …