The bronchi contained a moderate amount of whitish foam, suggesting acute heart failure, which we can attribute to stranding. This proved to be due to a very severe, necrotizing bronchopneumonia. Adult nematodes were associated with some of the lesions, and small airways were occasionally packed full of worms. This was the most severe bronchopneumonia we have seen in a stranded dolphin. This animal also had a moderately severe case of vascular proliferation in the lungs and in many lymph nodes.
All abdominal organs appear normal, except for the stomach.
The first chamber was greatly distended by a mass of fibrous and larger fish bones. The mucosa was extensively cracked and sloughing. The general effect resembled a dry lake-bed. The other chambers contained only mucus. No parasites were found.