SURAT: An Olive Ridley turtle found trapped in a fishing net was rescued by locals in Hazira with help of an environmental NGO Prayas Team Environment on Tuesday. The two-foot long turtle weighing 8kg was unhurt and later released into the sea.
Fishermen and staff of a corporate company noticed the turtle not moving on the coast and alerted PTE. “Our team went there with an ambulance and it was freed from the net. There was no injury mark and its movement was normal hence we released it in sea,” said Darshan Desai, a volunteer of PTE. Environment activists suspect that the turtle was stuck on shore for more than one day looking at the green algae on its back.
