Loggerhead sea turtle lays 119 eggs on Myrtle Beach shore

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WPDE) — On Sunday, a Loggerhead Sea Turtle laid eggs on the newly renourished beach, according to the Myrtle Beach Police Department (MBPD).

The turtle laid 119 eggs near 64th Avenue North.

Volunteers and Interpretive Rangers from the Myrtle Beach State Park carefully relocated the eggs to a more secluded area along the Grand Strand to ensure a successful hatch…

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