When a Florida manatee was found stranded in a shallow ditch with just a few inches of water, around a dozen deputies, wildlife officials and rescuers got down in the mud to help.
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said deputies assisted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) manatee rescue team after one of the state’s most iconic aquatic animals became stranded in a shallow ditch.
A video shared by the sheriff’s office shows the sea cow stuck in a muddy ditch with a small stream of water that appears to run through a residential area, with homes on one side and a wooded area on the other…