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Turtles washed ashore rescued, released back [1]

Mumbai, July 2 Three turtles which washed ashore were released into the sea off the Juhu beach early on Tuesday morning after they were rescued and treated. Injured in the fishing net, the turtles were unable to swim and were rescued by local life guards. While, two turtles were treated by physicians, the third one swiftly jumped back into the sea when it was removed from the tangles of the net.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Turtles [4], Maharashtra [5], Mumbai [6]
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