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Sea Turtle Andre Found Dead

Sea turtle Andre

Sea turtle Andre has been found dead three weeks after he was released off the Florida coast.

The famous sea turtle survived catastrophic injuries and underwent a year of rehabilitation and innovative surgeries at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

The center’s president, David McClymont, said they were able to identify the turtle from a tag that had been placed on him after staffers found him on Hutchinson Island.

The death-defying Andre was found stranded on a sandbar on June 15 last year, he had gaping holes in his shell, the result of two apparent boat strikes. Furthermore, he has more than 1.4kg of sand was inside him, along with at least a couple of crabs, and a collapsed lung.

Sea turtle Andre’s survival has inspired fans across the world. He even had a round-the-clock webcam for his fans to see while on rehabilitation until the day that he was released back into the sea.

Image courtesy of Fox News

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