This is the touching moment an Indian animal rights activist freed an adorable turtle hatchling that was tangled in a fishing line.

Activist Chella was strolling down a beach in the Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu on March 24 when he spotted something struggling in the sand.

As he got closer, he realised it was a tiny turtle caught in discarded fishing line.

He picked up the cute little reptile, gently unwrapped the line from around its head and shell and placed it near the water's edge.

The turtle scuttled off into the sea and swam away at once, clearly unharmed by its difficult start to life.

Turtle hatchling got strangled in fishing net was freed and released in sea in South India

Animal activist Chella saw a some creature struggling to move when he was on his morning walk in Cuddalore District of Tamilnadu. He went close and saw a baby turtle that was strangled in a fishing net. And it was also upside down struggling very hard. The activist took it gently in his hands and got off the turtle that was tangled in the fishing net. Then he left the turtle in the shore near to the sea. The happy turtle swam inside the sea at once. That showed the turtle was hale and healthy.