JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Fish and Wildlife helped the Navy with an important rescue operation at Naval Station Mayport.
The Navy said a sailor spotted a number of juvenile green sea turtles stuck on the jetty rocks Thursday afternoon.
The sailor alerted the base “Environmental Department” and they called in FWC.
The turtles were rescued, evaluated, and released back into the ocean.
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