A sea turtle was discovered struggling to escape a hole in rocks less than a meter from the sea on a Hawaiian island.
Footage shows him clambering across the rocks to approach the lapping water before kneeling down to help the turtle.
Marine Scientist Tommy Cutt saved a sea turtle which was trapped between rocks on the island of Maui in Hawaii
Meanwhile another turtle is seen waving its flippers and swimming close to the shore as though it is waiting for its friend.
He lifted the turtle, which had become trapped due to its large shell, and helped it back into the sea
Some turtle species can remain underwater for hours with Loggerheads holding a record time of four to seven hours.
It was crucial to act quickly as the turtle could have potentially drowned inside the crevice. This comes just weeks after a ‘ghost net’ of fishing ropes and plastics was spotted near the Hawaiian coast and posed a risk to marine life
Scientists found 23 females and nine males around the main Hawaiian Islands in 2017.
A female diver swims along side a sea turtle in South Maui (file image)