22 hours ago · VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A clumsy sunfish wandered a little too far from the ocean water and found itself stuck on a beach in Volusia County. That's until a deputy came to its rescue. That ...

1 day ago · VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Police bodycam footage shot on Monday shows deputies helping to free a giant ocean sunfish that had become stuck in shallow water on the Atlantic shores of central Florida. The sunfish was massive, preventing the deputies from easily dislodging it from the sandy shore in Volusia County where it was trapped.

1 day ago · A deputy with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office helped free a sunfish that got stuck in shallow water. Image is courtesy of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. As the deputy tries pulling the fish, he says it is slimier than he thought it would be but notes that parts of the fish are rough like spiky sandpaper.

2 days ago · VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A massive sunfish in need of help was saved by a Florida deputy on Tuesday after it managed to get itself stuck.The Mola (ocean sunfish), who are known to be clumsy swimmers according to National Geographic, found itself on the shoreline of a beach.Thankfully, a deputy with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office knew what to do.

3 days ago · VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A very large Mola is free again after deputies in Volusia County helped the fish, which was trapped in shallow water near the shore on Monday afternoon.

2 days ago · Officials said ocean sunfish are clumsy swimmers and can weigh nearly 5,000 pounds. Watch: Volusia County deputies jump into action to save unconscious man on out-of-control boat

2 days ago · Mola mola, also known as ocean sunfish, “are the world’s largest bony fish,” reaching up to 5,000 pounds, ... Volusia County is about a 50-mile drive northeast from Orlando. Read Next .

2 days ago · A Volusia County deputy stepped into shallow waters to save a massive sunfish that was stuck in a shoreline. The fish easily weighed over 5,000 pounds . But after some tugs, pulls, and even with ...

2 days ago · The Volusia Sheriff’s Office released footage of a rare sunfish found trapped near a beach in Florida. The officers helped the massive fish back into the ocean.

2 days ago · VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A large ocean sunfish managed to get itself beached Tuesday in Volusia County. Deputies found the fish, also known as a mola mola, stuck at shore along a pier. It’s back ...