CLERMONT, Fla. (WSVN) — Olympic track star David Verburg rescued a turtle in trouble as he was driving outside of Orlando.
The track and field gold medalist put his speed to good use after noticing a huge turtle at a busy intersection while in Clermont, Sunday.
That’s when he sprang into action to save the turtle.
So this happened today. pic.twitter.com/yIVajtQKA4
— David Verburg OLY (@AdiVerb) October 28, 2018
Verburg scooped up the turtle up and brought him back to his car, safely out of harm’s way.
He drove to a side road and ended up dropping off the turtle near a tree, away from traffic.
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