[UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]

2:00PM Friday: FDNY has reported that there is an injured dolphin that is making its way up the Gowanus Canal from the area the Union Street Bridge. Riverhead Marine Rescue has been notified and a team is en route. NYPD Harbor has two vessels in the water tracking this incident.

UPDATE 2:40PM: The NYPD has released the following statement to YWN NYC:

The NYPD Harbor and Emergency Service Units are on the scene at the Gowanus Canal with marine mammal experts from the Riverhead Foundation. At its recommendation, we are waiting for the next high tide at 7:10 p.m. to see if the dolphin can free itself, and will standby to assist Riverhead Foundation personnel when and if they decide it may be necessary to enter the water in the morning to aid the dolphin as the tide recedes.

(YWN Desk – NYC)