Long Island City Fisherman Catch Huge Sea Turtle In East River Next To Costco Across From Roosevelt Island Last Monday

A huge Sea Turtle was caught in the East River by fisherman on the Long Island City waterfront next to Costco right across from Roosevelt Island last Monday.

CBS New York reports



Gothamist tweets

Video: Astonished Queens Fishermen Catch Sea Turtle In The East River https://t.co/Nxk7ehxSS8 pic.twitter.com/2Ck2GiXklO

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) August 22, 2017

and adds:

... Chris Carlson spotted the action near the Costco in Long Island City on Monday around 7:30 p.m., "I was just walking past and heard the guy screaming, 'What the hell is that?! What did I catch?!'"

When the sea turtle started to surface, Carlson explained, "We all jumped down there and luckily they clipped the hook with pliers and they had him back in water in two minutes tops."...

Maybe the solar eclipse on Monday had something to do with the Turtle finding it's way to the East River.



I don't think a Sea Turtle or anything that large has ever been caught on Roosevelt Island but maybe you know.