A man named Bob hall Pier was fishing last month at the North Padre Island located in Texas. Bob suddenly noticed that something was pulling on his fishing line but it was not a fish. He moved in a little closer to see what it was and to his horror, it was a giant sea turtle that had actually caught on to the big fishing hook at the end of the line.
Seeing the scene, the man wanted to help the poor creature and immediately called upon the Texas Sealife Center. Soon the volunteers of the organization came on the since looking to help the poor turtle from its painful predicament and to take him in their care. The staff of the organization named the turtle as “Captain” and after getting him out of the water, they rushed him to their medical facility for further medical evaluation in order to determine what course of action would be needed.
The director of the rehabilitation of the sea life at the Texas Sealife Center named Amanda Terry said, “aside from swallowing a whole fishing hook, Captain was in great condition. His blood work seemed to be at normal levels. X-rays were taken to see the extent of the damage that the hook caused to his inside and to find a way to safely remove it. “
The X-rays revealed that the turtle had completely swallowed the hook and it was resting in his esophagus. The only way to remove it was via surgery which they did and it went smoothly. The hook was removed without damaging Captain’s esophagus and then was helped to his way to full recovery.
Terry said, “He was given antibiotics for 2 days and after that was given the food. Since then he had been really well and had great health.”
After 1 month of being taken care of and doing well in his routine life, Captain was given the clean bill of health for being sent back into the open sea waters.
Earlier last Sunday, a huge crowd gathered on the same island where another turtle named Louisiana was released along with Captain into the ocean. Captain was walked by volunteers to walk on the beach and into the waters.
Seeing the water, Captain could not be happier as he wriggled his legs to get as quickly into the water as he could.
After reaching the open waters, Captain dove straight under the huge waves and swam deep into the ocean.
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