LEE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Dolphins are back in the headlines, and this time they’re being accused of running Florida’s most bizarre “development project.”
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is setting the record straight on Friday after an outlandish online rumor claimed marine mammals were behind an underwater construction operation off Florida’s coast.
The story gained traction after a widely shared social media post referenced a Florida resident who allegedly reported being “kidnapped by dolphins and forced to build an underwater city.” The Sheriff’s Office responded with a tongue-in-cheek statement, assuring residents that the region’s real estate market has not expanded below sea level…