It was a sunny day up north when a small turtle found itself in a big situation… stuck in the middle of the road.
Thankfully, emergency crews were close by when they pointed out the tiny guy.
Firefighters from the Muskoka Lakes Fire Department spotted the little traveler on Friday while out in the Walkers Point area. Without hesitation, they pulled over their truck to lend a hand.
“We found our patient out in Walkers Point today,” said one firefighter recording a video of the reptile.
Approaching the turtle with care, the firefighter couldn’t resist lightening the mood. “Excuse me, sir, are you having chest pain?” he said, while his teammate gently lifted the turtle from the middle of the road.
In the video posted on social media, the Muskoka crew carried the traveler to safety placing it on the other side of the bend in the direction it appeared to be heading.
Firefighters are trained to handle emergencies of all kinds, but it’s not every day that their patient lives well over a century and has a hard shell.