Animals

Watch: Coast Guard rescue sea turtle ensnared in fishing line

When a leatherback turtle got caught in some fishing line off the coast of Cape Cod on Sunday, the Coast Guard and specialists from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown came to the rescue.

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The turtle, which was spotted near Woods Hole entangled in a line from a lobster pot by a Good Samaritan around 8:15 a.m., swam away and appeared to be in good health, according to the Coast Guard. It took rescuers about an hour to free the critter.

Watch video of the rescue below:

https://www.facebook.com/USCoastGuardNortheast/videos/10153896127939398/

 

 

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