Florida Man Arrested for Interrupting Manatees Getting Busy

Florida Man Arrested for Interrupting Manatees Getting Busy

A Florida fisherman learned a valuable lesson last week: Don’t mess with a manatee.

Luis Tornas Perez, 49, was fishing on Long Key near mile marker 55 when he came across a group of about 16 manatees who were mating.

Instead of leaving them alone, as required by state law, however, Tornas Perez reportedly splashed water at them, the Miami Herald reported.

Tornas Perez was arrested and charged with a second-degree misdemeanor. He was jailed at Plantation Key Jail.

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