Wildlife officers, police helping injured manatee in Boynton Beach

Wildlife officers, police helping injured manatee in Boynton Beach

Multiple agencies are keeping a close eye on an injured manatee in the intracoastal in Boynton Beach after officials say it was likely hit by a boat.

The wounded manatee was spotted in the water Wednesday morning at Harvey E.

Oyer Jr. Park, located at 2010 N.

Federal Highway.

NOW TO PROTECTING PARADISE.OUR COMMITMENT TO RAISINGAWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTALISSUES THAT AFFECT YOURQUALITY OF LIFE.DOZENS OF PEOPLE SEARCHING FORAN MANATEE THAT IS CLEARLYINJURED..

WPTV SOUTH COUNTYREPORTER MIRANDA CHRISTIANTAKES US TO BOYNTON BEACH ASSEARCHERS EVEN USED DRONES TOFIND IT.<< (11.42 THE SEARCH HAS BEENON ) LOU AND ANA DIBLASI SAYTHEY FOUND A MANATEE WITH ANINJURY ON THE LEFT SIDE 15.16I AM FROM BOSTON, I DONKNOW WHAT A MANATEE IS, ALL OFA SUDDEN THIS URGENT THIHAPPENS F-W-C, BOYNTON BEACHPOLICE, BOYNTON BEACH FIRE ANDVOLUNTEERS FROM DIVE SHOPS ALLRESPONDED TO HELP.

15.23 WEARE LOOKING FOR A MANATEE LIKEWE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR MYCHILD SEARCHERS SAY THE CUT ONTHE MANATEEIT WAS FROM A BOAT 1.31 BIGSLICE LIKE THE CHEESE SLICEWHILE SEARCHING FOR THEMANATEE IN THE WATER&ITSNEAKED AWAY INTO THEINTERCOASTAL.

BOTH FIRE ANDPOLICE LAUNCHED THEIR BOATS TOHELP LOOK FOR THE INJUREDANIMAL 12.20 THERE SEEMS TO BENO LIMIT TO WHAT THEY WILL DOTO SAVE THIS ANIMAL ONCEEVERYONE LEFT THE MANATEE MADEITS WAY BACK TO THE BOATRAMPS.

THE GASH ON ITSIDE CLEARLY VISIBLE.

F-W-CTELLS ME IT APPEARS TO BEEATING AND SWIMMING NORMAL.THEY PLAN TO BE BACK OUTTHURSDAY MORNING TO CHECK ONTHE CUT.

11.47 IT IS AMAZINGHOW THE MANATEE ELUDED THENUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUHERE IN BB MC WPTV NC5.