JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department assisted in a rather unusual rescue down in some mudbanks last night!
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JFRD says that a lone manatee got caught during low tide and got stuck in the mud banks along the St. John’s River by Metro Park. JFRD says, “not your everyday rescue, but happy to be able assist in this rescue which took a few hours & finished just before dark.”
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Crews assisted @MyFWC w/this manatee that got caught at low tide in the mud banks along the St John’s River by Metro Park across from the stadium last night…not your everyday rescue, but happy to be able assist in this rescue which took a few hours & finished just before dark pic.twitter.com/TW6EGZDQV2
— THEJFRD (@THEJFRD) January 7, 2023
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