{"id":257550,"date":"2025-07-12T00:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/257550\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T00:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:26:13","slug":"whale-watching-tour-sees-floating-pile-of-trash-with-someone-trapped-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/257550\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Watching Tour Sees Floating Pile Of Trash \u2014 With Someone Trapped Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years ago, Simon Lorenz, owner of marine tour company Insider Divers<\/a>, led a group through the waters surrounding Sri Lanka. While he and the guests were looking for whales, they noticed a pile of debris floating by.<\/p>\n

Simon Lorenz \/ Insider Divers<\/p>\n

Whenever Lorenz comes across a clump of trash in the ocean, he makes sure to pause and observe it, because there are often fish or other marine animals around them. But that day, Lorenz noticed something strange about the debris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was this huge shell in there,\u201d Lorenz said in a video for The Dodo.<\/p>\n

Simon Lorenz \/ Insider Divers<\/p>\n

As he looked closer, he realized the shell belonged to an olive ridley sea turtle.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could see the flippers of the turtle splashing at the surface,\u201d Lorenz said. \u201cI could already see there was something wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

It quickly became clear to Lorenz that the turtle was hopelessly entangled in a fishing net. Unfortunately, the turtle\u2019s predicament is all too common \u2014 every year, thousands of marine animals get entangled in discarded fishing nets known as ghost nets<\/a>, which often leads to serious injury or death.<\/p>\n

Simon Lorenz \/ Insider Divers<\/p>\n

Thankfully for this turtle, though, a group of people who wanted to help her spotted her just in time. Lorenz asked one of the trip\u2019s guides to jump into the water and try to cut the turtle free with his knife.<\/p>\n

The net the turtle was stuck in was thick and coiled tightly around the animal\u2019s body, so it was difficult for the man to cut through it. Even as the man sawed away at the ropes, the turtle appeared to understand that he was trying to help her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe turtle seemed very calm and wanting our help,\u201d Lorenz said. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t too stressed out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simon Lorenz \/ Insider Divers<\/p>\n

As the guide worked to free the turtle, he realized he couldn\u2019t do it alone. The tour\u2019s guests, eager to help, jumped into the water to steady the animal while the guide continued cutting away the net.<\/p>\n

After nearly 40 minutes of effort, the turtle was finally untangled from the ropes.<\/p>\n

\u201c[H]e made sure there was no net left and no injuries, and off she swam,\u201d Lorenz said.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the help the turtle received, she got a second chance at life and will spend the rest of her days swimming freely in the open ocean.
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Simon Lorenz \/ Insider Divers<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really good feeling to help this animal,\u201d Lorenz said.<\/p>\n

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