15 Oct, 2018 @ 11:49
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WATCH: Brits help save sea turtle wrapped in plastic off coast of Spain’s Marbella

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https://www.facebook.com/jorge.duranperez.121/videos/2228043530809256/

THIS is the moment a sea turtle was rescued off the coast of Marbella. 

The clip shows Brits and Spaniards pull the clearly distressed creature aboard the LOVIT Charter fishing boat.

A tour organiser uses scissors and a knife to try and free the animal from a white plastic sac, which has been wound tightly around its fin.

The turtle is clearly scared and distressed in heartbreaking scenes.

It is eventually freed before being returned to the water.

Jorge Duran Perez, who posted the video, said: “On our way back to the port we saw one of the most beautiful creatures of our sea.

“I didn’t know how else to save it, see the video for yourselves, PLEASE NO MORE PLASTICS!”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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