24 Jun, 2019 @ 11:41
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Turtle unable to dive due to plastic bottles freed in southern Spain

THE Red Cross has rescued a turtle that was unable to dive due to plastic bottles being attached to its body.

The sea turtle was sighted by kayakers near Mazarron, before Maritime Rescue alerted the localised Red Cross unit.

The turtle was freed after removing polyester string and bottles attached to its fins, mouth and neck.

The string had wounded the turtle as it appeared to have been attached for some time.

Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

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