A Coast Guard crew out of Cape May and members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine were unexpectedly called into action this past weekend when a massive leatherback sea turtle was spotted about 30 miles offshore entangled in a fishing net. The 800lb beast was successfully freed by the crew and swam back off into the Atlantic. Watch the video of the rescue below:

 

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