This timely rescue saved a shark trapped in tangled fishing line off the coast of the Manatee Public Beach in Florida.
The animal had become entangled with a crab trap buoy line after the fishing line already attached to it prevented it from getting away.
What’s happening?
According to CBS12, “While patrolling the swim zones, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said on Jan. 9, marine deputies noticed the shark struggling to free itself. The deputies stayed close to the animal and immediately contacted their partners at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium for assistance.”
In the video taken of the Mote workers removing bit by bit of the shark from its manmade prison, the shark was clearly lethargic and desperate from trying to escape before help arrived…