Video: What Weighs 200 Pounds and is Worth This Kind of Effort?

The giant softshell turtle is one of the most endangered species on earth. Watching these guys save one will make your day.

What in the world could these guys be doing on a staircase with a large white plastic bag and some rope?

Well, they could be lowering down an endangered turtle to release it into a river!

Watch as some brave folks with big hearts put the save on a turtle that would never had made it without them.

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Cheers to all the folks in the world that take the time and effort to care for the creatures that can't always care for themselves. Watch this before handling any turtle to make sure that you're holding it correctly.

It wasn't the easiest save to pull off, and it looked a little tough on the turtle, but it wasn't going to walk down those steps by itself.

Let's hope that the turtle is still going strong!

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