Tortoise Expected to Recover After Being Struck by Vehicle

San Andreas, CA…From CAL FJRE TCU…”CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Division Chief Frese also understands that duty calls at peculiar times. Yesterday he rescued this tortoise that had been hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Hwy. 49 and Mountain Ranch Rd. in San Andreas. The tortoise was transferred to an animal rescue for care. He is due for surgery tomorrow and expected to recover.”