Coast Guard Crew Sent To Recover Drugs Ends Up Rescuing Sea Turtles

A remarkable rescue of two entangled sea turtles by the U.S. Coast Guard was recently caught on camera.

A remarkable rescue of two entangled sea turtles by the U.S. Coast Guard was recently caught on camera.
On May 9th, a suspicious floating object was spotted in the eastern Pacific Ocean by a helicopter during a surveillance mission. Since the area is a known drug transit zone, a Coast Guard law enforcement team sped to the scene.
However, when they got there, the crew found two sea turtles entangled in fishing line and makeshift buoys.
A Coast Guard news release notes, "One of the turtles had