Summary:
Dr Dev informed that a decision to carry out a procedure called gastroscopy was taken on Tuesday after they failed to remove the hook by carrying out an endoscopy. A team including Dr Dave, Dr Premal Darji and Dr Dev carried out the five-hour-long and complicated surgery at Dr Dave's multi-speciality clinic at Borivali. According to Dr Dev, while the surgery has been a success the turtle continues to remain in a critical condition. According to fishermen, such hooks are used by traditional fishermen to fish near rocky shore around Mumbai. "Mostly a small fish is stuck as bait on to the hook to attract and catch fishes like catfish and others..