Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach

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Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
Eakkapop Thongtub


The turtles front left flipper had virtually been ripped off. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- An Olive Ridley sea turtle of an unknown age and sex was found washed up on Karon Beach yesterday afternoon (July 6) with one of its flippers badly slashed. Marine biology officials have said they believe the flipper was damaged by a fishing net.

Officials from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) at Cape Panwa were informed at 4pm by Petty Officer 1st class Jirasak Chugaung of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command that the lifeguard team at Karon Beach had found an injured turtle washed up on the beach.

Mr Jirasak said, “The turtle was injured but it still alive. Kusoldharm rescue workers and officials from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre came to the beach and helped transport it to the centre.

“Marine Officials said that the injured turtle found was an Olive Ridley weighing about 50 kilograms.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/injured-sea-turtle-found-washed-up-on-phuket-beach-58159.php


-- Phuket News 2016-07-07

[stevenl]

Lets hope it can be nursed back to full health.

[natway09]

Good Luck Mr Ridley

[waldroj]

When asked how they found it, a representative from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre said, "Delicious"!