ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (WFLA) — Earlier this week, the community came together to help save a manatee in trouble.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the small, male manatee was around 6 feet long and lethargic.
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This rescue happened at the Coffee Pot Bayou, which is a very common place to see manatees. On Tuesday, March 24, a group that had gathered noticed one manatee and that something was wrong.
Sam Wong set out for a regular day of fishing, but little did he know, he would end up witnessing and documenting a manatee rescue…