Bankrupt Florida Aquatic Park Closed After Fifth Dolphin Death

Bankrupt aquatic parks operator The Dolphin Company has closed its Gulf World Marine Park in Florida following the premature death of a fifth bottle-nose dolphin in the past eight months, the company said Friday in a statement.

A dolphin named Samira died unexpectedly earlier this week at Gulf World, which is under state investigation for potential animal abuse. A dolphin named Jett died from acute head on March 1 and three other dolphins died at Gulf World in October. Another dolphin died last month at a Dolphin Company park in Italy, Bloomberg previously reported.

Gulf World is closed to the ...