June 16, 2015 — (MONTAUK, N.Y.) — A turtle that found itself caught up in a fishing line off New York’s Long Island got some help from the Coast Guard.
A fishing vessel came across the entangled leatherback sea turtle in Fort Pond Bay near Montauk, New York around 1:30 p.m. on Monday and notified Coast Guard Station Montauk, officials said.