College students rescue injured sea turtle with help from MCSO marine unit, FWC

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two college students on a private boat leapt into the ocean to save a severely injured sea turtle.

In a Thursday Facebook post, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said two college students, who happened to be studying marine biology, spotted a sea turtle in distress and didn’t hesitate to grab masks and fins to help the injured animal. Photos from the sheriff’s office show the green sea turtle wading in the ocean with a cracked shell…

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