A bobcat rescued from a barbed-wire fence near Stuart has been released back into the wild after receiving a clean bill of health, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded around 7 a.m. Tuesday to the Tres Belle community off Southeast Cove Road, where the animal had become caught in the fence.

Officials said the bobcat was taken for a checkup at a wildlife hospital. After it was cleared, it was safely returned to the wild.