Sanibel firefighters rescue turtle stuck in drain for multiple days

Writer: Nicholas Karsen
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Credit: The Sanibel Fire Rescue District

The Sanibel Fire Rescue District took to the sewers to save a stranded turtle from a drain located near a strip mall.

With assistance from the Sanibel Police Department, law enforcement braved the drain to rescue the turtle from its multi-day-long imprisonment after a call from a concerned citizen was made.

Firefighters released the sewer grate before descending into the drain and removing the turtle.

Following the rescue, the turtle was released back into the nearby lake waters, thankful for law enforcement’s intervention.

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