On an early morning walk along Goa’s Vagator Beach, local resident Tukaram Palyekar noticed two olive ridley turtles trapped in fishing nets. Instead of walking on, he stepped in to help, carefully freeing them and carrying each tired turtle back into the sea.

The rescue began near the rocks, where fishing nets, likely lost or discarded, had ensnared the turtles’ flippers. “He gently cut the nets away,” reported local media. Once freed, the exhausted reptiles couldn’t make it back on their own. Tukaram lifted the first turtle — estimated around 20–25 kilograms — and carried it to the water’s edge. He repeated the effort for the second time.

Photos published by The Goan Network show Tukaram supporting a turtle against his chest, wading into the surf until the animal could swim off under its own strength.

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His actions highlight how even a single person can make a tangible difference for wildlife caught amid human activity.

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