Sea turtle rescued after being caught by fisher in Oak Island

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — A sea turtle was rescued Monday after being caught by a fisher on the Oak Island Pier.

The Kemp’s Ridley turtle named ‘Tupi’ was transported to The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

The hook was deep into his tongue, and it the fisher had simply cut the line, Tupi would have been in pain for a long time and maybe would not have been able to eat, the group says.

Tupi weighed 15 pounds and had a tag.