Stranded dolphin dies after Texas beachgoers try to "ride" it, rescuers say

An ailing dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after a crowd of people harassed the mammal and tried to "ride" it, rescue officials said.

On Sunday, beachgoers found the sick dolphin on Quintana Beach, pushed it back out to sea and tried "to swim with and ride the animal," the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said in a Facebook post.

The female dolphin was ultimately stranded again on the beach where she was harassed by a crowd of people, the network said in the post, along with two images of the stranded dolphin.