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Loggerhead Turtle Rescued Off S.C. Coast

by Pat Coate | May 21, 2007
"Overall, the turtle is in good health."
- Kelly Thorvalson, Sea Turtle Rescue Program coordinator

Charleston, South Carolina, USA - A rarely seen male loggerhead turtle was being treated at an animal hospital Thursday after rope from a crab pot became wrapped around a fin, officials said.

The turtle was being treated at the South Carolina Aquarium and was the first adult male turtle the aquarium has ever had.

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