Sea Turtle Inc called for help to rescue the sea turtles. People all over south Texas started showing up, offering to do whatever they could to save the helpless creatures.
Last Monday, the nonprofit reached capacity due to the influx of turtles, sending overflow to the island’s convention center.
By the next day, over 1,700 turtles had been rescued.Volunteers placed them in rows on tarps and filled kiddie pools with water to warm them up.
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