(WSVN) - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers pulled off a save at sea Thursday.
Shelly the sea turtle was saved off Conch Key by the FWC along with the U.S. Coast Guard.
A boater noticed the loggerhead was in distress in the water.
Shelly’s front flipper was injured after, veterinarians said, it got caught in a discarded fishing line.
The turtle will be nursed back to health at the Marathon Turtle Hospital until it’s ready to be released back into the wild.
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