Four dolphins die in holiday hotspot demanding thousands for therapy sessions

FOUR dolphins have died in a holiday hotspot asking thousands of pounds for therapy sessions.

It has prompted animal rights activists to call for a criminal investigation into the deaths at the site popular with British visitors.

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Splash, 21, was the latest dolphin to die at Onmega Dolphin Therapy and Activity Center in Marmaris, Turkey, in July.

Flip, 37, pregnant Frosya, 32, and a 15-day-old infant have also died since June last year.

Bottle noses have a lifespan of 40 to 60 years.

Tracey Özdemir of British group Media On Taiji Ocean Defenders said her lawyer reported it to prosecutors.

She said: “We need answers.

“A whistleblower informed us about the problems in the park.”

It is believed that there are three other dolphins in the center.

It offers a range of packages including a two-week therapy course for £3,329.

His suggestion that conditions like autism could be treated by swimming with dolphins has been criticized for the lack of science behind it.

The center said: “We’ve been here for 15 years and now people want to close us.

“The dolphins got sick.

“We’re trying to find out what happened.”