<br /> <p>A green sea turtle was rescued after it was found tangled in a clay pot in shallow mangroves at Moreton Bay by a Brisbane fisherman.</p><p>The footage, published to Facebook</a> on April 23, shows fisherman Daniel Vallis cutting the net from around the turtle’s neck and then dragging the animal slowly towards deeper water.</p><p>The Wynnum Herald reported turtle experts said Vallis undoubtedly saved the creature’s life</a>. It is not the first of its species to become trapped by a clay pot. Several have died in recent years.</p><p>“This one was the biggest turtle I’d ever seen. I started rubbing my hand on its shell and it lifted its head and turned to look at me. That’s when I knew I had to do something," Vallis told the Herald.</p><br />
