{"id":113654,"date":"2025-08-27T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/113654\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:46:12","slug":"kirkland-lifeguard-removes-alligator-snapping-turtle-from-juanita-beach-kiro-7-news-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/113654\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirkland lifeguard removes alligator snapping turtle from Juanita Beach \u2013 KIRO 7 News Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">KIRKLAND, Wash.  \u2014 Lifeguard Supervisor Dani is getting snaps of appreciation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kirklandparks\/posts\/pfbid02mrTXMbDKkzXTzNywS7JH2Vh6jPXLtpz8FpQ3cSgsx8fqhRoAQdXVZRfB21CFafRPl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kirklandparks\/posts\/pfbid02mrTXMbDKkzXTzNywS7JH2Vh6jPXLtpz8FpQ3cSgsx8fqhRoAQdXVZRfB21CFafRPl\">Kirkland Parks and Community Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">The agency says Dani safely removed an alligator snapping turtle from under the dock at Juanita Beach Park. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">\u201cWhile they may look interesting, snapping turtles are invasive and can be aggressive. Their powerful jaws can cause serious injury, so if you see one, please keep your distance and alert a lifeguard or park staff,\u201d Kirkland Parks and Community Services said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">The agency thanked Dani, their lifeguard team, ACO Arnold, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for their help in keeping the beach fun and safe for everyone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">To learn more about Kirkland Parks and Community Services\u2019 aquatics programs and lifeguarded swim beaches, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirklandwa.gov\/aquatics?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExd3hOaGhjVFREVHZGSUp3UAEe1SEhp-gzrCWg9incOSX_8mjxVXIG1B6b_Pnv26yNLaQoWHAKQIV0Y9Zyj7c_aem_0j_0U1fawFVeib7pcIQ7aA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.kirklandwa.gov\/aquatics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KIRKLAND, Wash. \u2014 Lifeguard Supervisor Dani is getting snaps of appreciation from the Kirkland Parks and Community Services.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":{"0":"post-113654","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}