MARIGOT--I Love My Island Dog Association board member Thierry Coranson was involved unexpectedly in the saving of a large turtle at Le Galion Beach last Friday morning.
He was walking the beach when he saw something strange in the sea and realised it was a turtle in distress, caught in a net. The turtle had difficulty coming to the surface to breathe and appeared to be drowning. He swam out to the turtle and attempted to free it but the net was very strong.
Despite not having a knife with him, he was able to untangle the net to free the turtle which was by now completely exhausted. He carried the turtle to the beach and as he had no phone asked some passers-by for help. They called the Island Dog Association who in turn advised calling Réserve Naturelle.
In the meantime to protect the turtle from dogs and anyone who might want to steal it, he took it to the Butterfly Farm until Réserve Naturelle arrived.
Rangers from Réserve Naturelle determined that she was in good enough shape to be put back into the sea and the turtle was duly returned to the ocean.
I love My Island Dog President Ursula Oppikofer described the rescue as an "excellent collaboration" between the association and Réserve Naturelle.
"Hopefully turtles won't meet any more floating nets...too much debris is thrown into the sea. It's really sad for our sea world," she said.
Source: http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/29492--turtle-freed-from-net-at-le-galion.html
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