Tourists informed beach vendors after discovering the beached turtle while walking along the beach. Kusoldharm rescue workers were then contacted and headed to the scene. The rescue workers helped bring the turtle further up onto the beach, and used a wet towel to cover it and keep it moist. The stranded sea turtle, believed to an Olive ridley, was 14 centimetres wide, 22cm long and weighed about 5 kilograms. Rescue workers took the turtle to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre at Cape Panwa, where it will continue to recover under observation before being released back to the sea.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 06, 2019 10:30 UTC