Colorado firefighters use pink flamingo pedal boat to reach turtle tangled in fishing line

Colorado firefighters use pink flamingo pedal boat to reach turtle tangled in fishing line

A snapping turtle tangled in fishing line at Colorado's Waneka Lake got an unlikely rescue on July 29, when Lafayette responders paddled out in a rented pink flamingo pedal boat to bring it to safety. The unusual mission became a vivid example of how local crews can show up for the animals that share community spaces. What happened? After someone reported a snapping turtle wrapped in fishing line at Waneka Lake, two firefighters from the Lafayet…