A Sarasota Marine Patrol Officer helped Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservations Commission with a sick manatee on Wednesday.
The manatee was found near a bridge on South Boulevard of the Presidents near St. Armands Circle.
Testing will be conducted in St. Petersburg to determine the cause of illness, but Sarasota police said Mote staff believe the manatee’s illness is due to red tide.
