Florida deputy saves massive sunfish on beach

Deputy rescues massive 1.1-ton ocean sunfish in Florida
This is the incredible moment a deputy found a massive ocean sunfish struggling in shallow water on Volusia County Beach in Florida on February 3. The deputy couldn't pull the heavy creature out of the shallows by hand and was forced to use a rope to pull it free.
Volusia County deputies rescue large, beached ocean sunfish
A large ocean sunfish is back in the Atlantic Ocean after a Volusia County deputy helped out after it became beached.
VIDEO: Florida deputy saves massive sunfish on beach
The Mola (ocean sunfish), who are known to be clumsy swimmers according to National Geographic, found itself on the shoreline of a beach. Thankfully, a deputy with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office knew what to do.
Massive ocean sunfish rescued from shallow water in Volusia County
A massive Mola Mola – also know as an ocean sunfish – got a little help from Volusia Sheriff deputies after it ended up stuck in shallow water. The Volusia Sheriff's Office posted the rescue to its Facebook page.
Deputies Rescue Giant Sunfish Stuck on Florida Beach
A Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputy came to the rescue of a giant sunfish that was stuck on a beach on 3.Footage here was published by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, and shows Deputy Ric Urquhart coming to help the mola mola,
US: Deputy Rescues Stranded Mola Mola in Volusia Waters
A massive Mola Mola, also known as an ocean sunfish, was freed from a stuck position on February 4 by a quick-thinking Volusia Sheriff's Deputy. The ocean sunfish, the heaviest bony fish in the world,
WATCH: Florida deputy rescues massive sunfish stuck on shoreline
A large ocean sunfish managed to get itself beached Tuesday in Volusia County. Deputies found the fish, also known as a mola mola, stuck at shore along a pier. It’s back in the Atlantic Ocean thanks to the helping hand of a deputy there.
Deputy finds giant fish stuck on Florida beach and refuses to let it die, video shows
It happened around 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, near the U.S. Coast Guard station at Ponce Inlet. Video posted Feb. 4 by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office shows the mola mola was trapped because it was unable ...
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