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F-One's Mitu Monteiro saves a Sea Turtle while kiting

 
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kochease

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PostThu Apr 02, 15 7:32 am    F-One's Mitu Monteiro saves a Sea Turtle while kiting Reply with quote

Really great story that came out yesterday. Personally sea turtles are my favorite creatures except for my dog of course.... Props to Mitu for saving this poor turtle, it was wrapped up in a lot of garbage. Its disgusting how much garbage is floating around in our oceans.

When professional kitesurfer Mitu Monteiro spotted something odd floating in the water off Sal Island in Cape Verde, Africa, he had to investigate — despite the danger. Only days earlier, two fisherman had disappeared near the dangerous, rock-strewn surf he was now moving towards. Upon closer examination, he discovered a distressed loggerhead sea turtle completely entangled in fishing line. The species, considered endangered around the world, has been decimated by fishing gear from industrial fisheries.

"I know it would have died if I didn’t rescue it," Monteiro told Caters News Agency. "She was unable to get food as the filament was preventing her from diving and it was wound tightly around her neck."

Carefully avoiding the pounding surf, Monteiro hoisted the turtle onto his kiteboard and paddled back to shore. There, he was joined by other surfers who helped to cut away some of the line.

“I was afraid of cutting the plastic because it was embedded so deeply into its skin, but what worried me the most was its flipper,” he said. “It was covered in a white substance and smelt bad."

According to Caters News Agency, the turtle is now in the care of an animal rescue group and is recovering well.


Read more: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/kitesurfer-makes-daring-rescue-of-sea-turtle#ixzz3WAMuSw1z

Rest of story is on GrindTV here: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/world-champion-kitesurfer-rescues-sea-turtle/








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PostThu Apr 02, 15 7:35 am     Reply with quote

http://www.oceanpress.info/index.php/en/home4/ilha-do-sal2/item/17089-mitu-monteiro-rescues-sea-turtle-trapped-in-fishing-net
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PostThu Apr 02, 15 11:27 am     Reply with quote

Man that's awesome! Thanks for sharing dude! Thumb's Up
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PostThu Apr 02, 15 9:03 pm     Reply with quote

Elevated to HERO status!!

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