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Waiting on sea turtles

Story Published: Nov 2, 2009 at 11:53 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2009 at 11:53 PM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina and Georgia will have to
wait a little longer to welcome three endangered sea turtles that
were stunned in cold waters off the New England coast.

The South Carolina Aquarium said Monday the arrival of the
loggerhead sea turtle and two Kemp's ridleys has been postponed due
to poor weather conditions.

The turtles were scheduled to arrive Monday afternoon at the
Mount Pleasant Regional Airport. There is no word on a new arrival
date.

Officials said the loggerhead suffered shell damage and will
stay at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital until
spring. The other two are recuperating from pneumonia and will call
the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island home after a brief
stay in South Carolina.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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