RAF helps turtle find way home

Cardiff - An RAF helicopter crew was staging an unusual rescue mission yesterday - helping to return a turtle to its home waters…

Cardiff - An RAF helicopter crew was staging an unusual rescue mission yesterday - helping to return a turtle to its home waters. The rare Kemps Ridley turtle took a wrong turn somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean and ended up on the coast of south Wales instead of its intended destination in the warmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

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