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The rescue of a sea turtle off Crete (vid)

A little creature rescued after getting trapped in a fishermen's net

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A dead caretta-caretta sea turtle was found off the coast at Petre Beach, Rethymnon, Crete, after being captured in a net. Another nearby sea turtle however was luckier. Cretans who saw the turtle managed to rescue the turtle and free it from the fishermen’s nets.

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