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Netizens were left astonished by the man’s effort as sea turtles are heavy and it is hard to lift them up.

Man’s sea turtle rescue creates waves onlineThe man’s act of rescuing the turtle earned him plaudits online.
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A man came to the rescue of a turtle that got stuck between some rocks and boulders on a beach. What made the rescue impressive was the fact that sea turtles are really heavy and it is hard to lift them up.

Popular Instagram page Good News Movement posted the video two days ago and it has received over 2.6 million views. The clip shows the turtle stuck between some rocks and unable to move. The man went over to the turtle and tried pulling him out. After some struggle, he managed to pull the turtle out and it quickly went into the water.

“TURTLE RESCUE! Hero is able to free a turtle that was wedged and stuck between some rocks and boulders,” says the caption of the video.

Watch the video below:

The clip amazed netizens and praises poured in for the man.

“As someone who has worked rescuing sea turtles, what that man did was nothing short of incredible. Sea turtles are extremely heavy and strong as hell. Bravo!!!!” commented a user. “I love how mother nature calmed the waves down for a few seconds to allow him to get the turtle free..than brought the wave up when it was time for the turtle to swim away,” said another. “Bravo – love seeing clips of people and animals helping each other. Well done fella,” wrote a third.

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