Sea turtle dies after rescue on Tybee | savannahnow.com

A loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued from a sandbar at Tybee’s south end last week died on Sunday at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island.

Tybee lifeguards had brought the more than 2-foot-long turtle to shore after public works employees spotted it early Thursday. Georgia sea turtle coordinator Mark Dodd then ferried the animal to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for treatment.

The juvenile loggerhead, which weighed about 50 pounds, was emaciated and anemic, but veterinarian Terry Norton was initially optimistic about its chances of recovering. He cleaned its shell and treated it with fluids and antibiotics. But it was found dead in its tank Sunday.

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