As summer temperatures warm Gulf waters, more sea turtles are moving through the area, sometimes becoming trapped in dangerous situations. A new Corpus Christi resident recently found a sea turtle trapped in the jetties on Padre Island and was unsure of what to do in this situation.
“Oh my gosh, it’s a turtle! I’ve never seen one up front. So, it was kind of exciting, but also scary because I didn’t know how to help it,” said Travis Dudley, who recently moved to the area from Comanche, Texas.
Dudley described the turtle’s distressing condition when he found it…