A turtle, which had already lost one flipper after getting entangled in fishing line, has been rescued from Ghajn Tuffieha bay.

A kayaker spotted the turtle, whose second flipper was also getting strangled by the fishing line and alerted Nature Trust Malta – NTM.

The graphic video shows the painstaking work to remove enough of the line to get the turtle to a vet. It will now be rehabilitated at San Lucjan.

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