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Video: Coast Guardsmen Rescue Turtles

Feb. 26, 2021
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The Coast Guard released sea turtles displaced by a recent winter storm in Texas. The sea turtles were released safely back into the water after a search for areas of water with temperatures of at least 55 degrees.

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Two Coast Guardsmen hold a large turtle at a pier.
Turtles sit on a boat.
A Coast Guardsman carries a large turtle at a pier.
A Coast Guardsman and another person hold a large turtle while moving it from a pier to a boat.
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Crew members assigned to Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi and Station Port Aransas in Texas worked with state game wardens, Texas State Aquarium personnel and volunteers.

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