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Photos: Groups release 34 rehabilitated sea turtles off Georgia beach
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle pokes its head from the side of a box as it waits to be released back into the ocean off Jekyll Island, GA.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Ed Filangeri flew a Piper PA-34 Seneca to Jekyll Island, GA with 23 banana boxes containing Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Rachel Overmeyer with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center loads newly arrived sea turtles into a van for transport from the airport to the release site.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Brenda Tibbs, a pilot with Turtles Fly Too, carries a box containing a rehabilitated Kemp's ridley sea turtle to the ocean side for release.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Thirty four boxes of sea turtles are carried down to the ocean for release in Jekyll Island, GA, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Donna Kennady, a pilot with Turtles Fly Too, right, smiles as she stands with a group of sea turtles ready for release.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Two Kemp's ridley sea turtles sit in banana boxes waiting for final approval to be released back into the ocean.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Mark Albertin gets his grip on a Kemp's ridley sea turtle to release it back into the ocean.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Sally Frakes, a pilot with Turtles Fly Too, walks a Kemp's ridley sea turtle to the ocean for release after being rehabilitated.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
32 Kemp's ridley sea turtles and one green were flown to Jekyll Island, GA by two volunteer pilots from Turtles Fly Too for release.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle is taken out into the water where it's released back into the ocean off Jekyll Island, GA.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Terry Carbonell, a pilot with Turtles Fly Too, is assisted by a Georgia Sea Turtle Center member in releasing her first Kemp's ridley sea turtle.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
Members of Turtles Fly Too, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center & Jekyll Island Authority pose for a photo following a successful release on April 3, 2024.
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Photo by Sara Hertwig for Turtles Fly Too
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle pokes its head from the side of a box as it waits to be released back into the ocean off Jekyll Island, GA.
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