Man saves dying tortoise giving it MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
SWNS John Fletcher saved 45-year-old Freda by giving her mouth-to-mouth after she nearly drowned
Distraught John Fletcher found 45-year-old Freda at the bottom of his garden pond. Freda was limp and looked dead but John started doing anything he could think of to revive her – including warming her up with a hairdryer. Middle-aged “big lady tortoise” Freda lives with her owner at his Gloucester home and has free reign of the back garden.
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Tortoises generally have one of the longest lifespans of any animal, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years. Mr Fletcher was bewildered when Freda vanished on Saturday afternoon and was horrified to eventually find his pet had apparently drowned in the garden pond. “I decided to put my own mouth around the head and give a few short blows. A half teaspoonful of water came out of its mouth,” Mr Fletcher said.
SWNS Freda lives with her owner at his Gloucester home and has free reign of the back garden.