The Brief
- Rescue crews pulled disoriented sea turtles from an Indian Rocks Beach storm drain along Gulf Boulevard.
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium blames improper beachfront lighting for drawing the turtles away from the shoreline.
- Indian Rocks Beach issued 82 code violation notices this year to enforce local turtle-lighting rules.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. – A storm drain along Gulf Boulevard became a rescue site Monday morning after multiple sea turtles ended up trapped inside.
Indian Rocks Beach turtle rescue
What we know:
Clearwater Marine Aquarium volunteers and a Pinellas County deputy found the turtles in the drain along Gulf Boulevard.
They believe the turtles may have become disoriented by improper lighting from a nearby beachfront property, causing them to travel away from the water and cross Gulf Boulevard.
Witnesses watch rescue effort
The backstory:…