Police save 600 pounds turtle
A 600P0UNDS (272 kilos) turtle caught in a fishing net was rescued by police north of the river Guázaro in province of Veraguas on the weekend
The rescue of the leatherback turtle species took place on Saturday morning June18 and the video of the operation was released on Monday through the official Facebook of the National Police.
According to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), leatherback turtles can grow to 1.80 meters and weigh up to 100 thousand pounds (500 kilos). This species is the largest in the world and the largest living reptiles.
