Georgia crowd braves 40 mph winds to send Carnegie, a rehabbed sea turtle, back to sea

Georgia crowd braves 40 mph winds to send Carnegie, a rehabbed sea turtle, back to sea

A crowd gathered on Jekyll Island in fierce 40 mph winds this spring to watch Carnegie, a green sea turtle that had spent months recovering at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, return to the Atlantic. The send-off was both a moment of hope and an important milestone for local conservation efforts, according to WTOC. What happened? In April, Carnegie was released into the ocean at Jekyll Island after a lengthy stay at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, …