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Divers cut away part of the metal walls Tuesday to make it easier for the dolphin to escape during high tide. Officials said the animal swam away at some point early Wednesday.
"The dolphin is gone," said Peter Wallerstein, director of Marine Animal Rescue in El Segundo. "The work that we did yesterday paid off ... . He swam out himself."
Wallerstein said the dolphin was healthy and unharmed by the ordeal.