Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Caper's Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 6/21/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 29.4 kg (63 lbs) Case History Hedwig was found stranded in Caper's Inlet, a remote area near Dewee's Island, by Adrian Honeycutt and her kids Harrison, Harper and Hannah. They were visiting the Lowcountry all the…
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 6/15/18 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.3 kg (13.8 lbs) Case History This young, juvenile green sea turtle was spotted floating near a dock on Hilton Head Island. Captain Trent and fellow rescuers knew something was wrong as Luna…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 06/07/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 16.82 kg (37 pounds) Case History Aragog was spotted just beyond the breakers by beachgoers who noticed this little loggerhead was struggling to swim and keep his head above water. Lifeguards and Animal Control kept a…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC Arrival Date: 6/1/2018 Age: Adult Weight: 117.62 kg (259 pounds) Case History Voldemort was rescued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and volunteers Jerry Tupacz, Billy Shaw, Gina McQuilken and Joe VeVerka. Jerry and Billy, along with their…
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/30/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.47 kg (5.4 pounds) Case History Ginny was found by sea turtle nesting patrol volunteer Larry Williamson as he was walking the beach around 6:30 am. Something caught his eye so he went to…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 5/23/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 47.4 kg (104 lbs) Case History Scabbers was found in shallow water right off of Kiawah Island near the Sanctuary. He was repeatedly spotted struggling to surface in a tidal pool by beachgoers, Samuel and Marilyn…
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/20/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.65 kg (5.8 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was found bright and early at the high tide line at 39th Avenue in North Myrtle Beach (NMB) by NMB Sea Turtle…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Isle of Palms Pier, SC Arrival Date: 05/07/18 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.41 kg (5.3 pounds) Case History Farrah was accidently caught on hook-and-line off of Isle of Palms Pier. Luckily, fisherman Kevin Brock called the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Kevin reached…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/02/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 12.62 kg (28 pounds) Case History Mad-Eye Moody was hooked by a fisherman off the end of the Folly Beach fishing pier. When the fisherman realized he had a sea turtle on his line he…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Sullivan's Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/05/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.12 kg (9 pounds) Case History Buckbeak was hooked by a surf fisherman near the lighthouse on Sullivan's Island. The fisherman brought him to shore where they kept him safe until South Carolina Department of…
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