Tampa Police Marine Patrol is working on rescuing two baby manatees that washed ashore along flooded Bayshore Boulevard in South Tampa on Tuesday morning.

The manatee calves washed ashore with their mother, who is deceased.

Officers have called Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to help with the rescue, a police spokesperson said. The calves will be transported to the zoo.

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