Video: Sunfish stuck in shallow water rescued by Florida deputies: ‘It’s like watching a Roomba’
They are clumsy swimmers, waggling their large dorsal and anal fins to move and steer with their clavus. Their food of choice is jellyfish, though they will eat small fish and huge amounts of zooplankton and algae as well. They are harmless to people, but can be very curious and will often approach divers. Their population is considered vulnerable.
Massive ocean sunfish rescued from shallow water in Volusia County
A massive Mola Mola – also know as an ocean sunfish – got a little help from Volusia Sheriff deputies after it ended up stuck in shallow water. The Volusia Sheriff's Office posted the rescue to its Facebook page.
'This thing's heavy': Watch officers rescue giant sunfish stranded on Florida beach
Bodycam footage shared by the Volusia Sheriff's Office shows officers trying to rescue a huge ocean sunfish stuck on the beach near Ponce Inlet.
See rare sunfish stuck near beach freed by police in Florida
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office released footage of a rare sunfish found trapped near a beach in Florida. The officers helped the massive fish back into the ocean.
Watch: Florida deputies rescue giant ocean sunfish trapped in shallow water
Police bodycam footage shot on Monday shows deputies helping to free a giant ocean sunfish that had become stuck in shallow water in Volusia County, Florida.
Deputy rescues massive 1.1-ton ocean sunfish in Florida
This is the incredible moment a deputy found a massive ocean sunfish struggling in shallow water on Volusia County Beach in Florida on February 3. The deputy couldn't pull the heavy creature out of the shallows by hand and was forced to use a rope to pull it free.
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VIDEO: Massive and strange fish stranded along Florida coast. What is Mola Mola fish?
A huge Mola Mola fish, also known as an ocean sunfish, found itself stranded near the Florida coast. What's a very large and ...
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WATCH: Unresponsive boater rescued from spinning vessel by Volusia County officials
A boat spinning in circles with an unresponsive boater prompted a rescue mission from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and ...
Dramatic video shows Volusia County deputies rescue unresponsive man on out-of-control boat
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DRAMATIC RESCUE: Boater saved as vessel spins out of control
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Man arrested in Volusia County Mall parking lot, found with packages of cocaine: VCSO
A man who was identified as an out-of-county supplier of numerous drugs throughout South Florida was arrested after he was ...
Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.
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‘Mob mentality beatdown’ : Volusia Sheriff condemns party turned violent
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Volusia County Sheriff's Office making changes following President Trump's immigration reform policies
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he has implemented changes within the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office to better provide federal agencies with information ...
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Former Volusia County teacher arrested for having a relationship with a student
according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation started in February 2024 when a school staff member reported the possible relationship to the school resource deputy.
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'Beatdown': Volusia County bonfire brawl leaves four injured, police arrest seven suspects
A beatdown at a bonfire that injured four people has landed ten people on the radar of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
New York woman, 71, hospitalized after truck runs over her head on Daytona Beach
A 71-year-old woman lounging on Daytona Beach Wednesday afternoon was taken to the hospital after a driver in a pickup truck ...