Injured sea turtles who were rescued finally return home after release in Jekyll Island

GEORGIA, USA — A care team with Georgia Sea Turtle Center with the Jekyll Island Authority released 12 rescued turtles early Tuesday morning. Jekyll Island is home to many of the Peach State’s sea turtles. The injured sea turtles who were nursed back to health were released on Great Dunes Beach. Members of the public cheered the turtles on as they returned home to the sea. Officials with the center said the Kemp’s Ridley and Green sea turtles received months of care for hypothermia, pneumonia, boat strikes and injuries received when entangled with fishing lines. The center began rescuing the…