Martin County firefighters, FWC officers, rescue loggerhead turtle wedged in rocks

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and Martin County firefighters rescued a giant loggerhead sea turtle that became trapped in rocks on the beach earlier this week.

The female reptile, which weighed about 300 pounds, was spotted by a local photographer who was shooting sunrise pictures at House of Refuge Beach in Stuart Wednesday morning, according to an FWC Facebook post…

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