{"id":382542,"date":"2025-11-16T07:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/382542\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T07:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:59:12","slug":"st-johns-county-fire-rescue-rescues-distressed-sea-turtle-in-ponte-vedra-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/382542\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Johns County Fire Rescue rescues distressed sea turtle in Ponte Vedra \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A sea turtle was rescued after being found distressed in the 3000 block of South Ponte Vedra Blvd, says the St Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR).<\/p>\n

According to SJCFR, MERV 9 arrived on scene along with a St. Johns County Beach Patrol deputy. They found the turtle extremely weak and unable to lift its head out of the water.<\/p>\n

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The turtle was moved to safety.<\/p>\n

After coordinating with Beach Services and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), SJCFR crews used a backboard to remove the turtle from the beach.<\/p>\n

Deputies transferred the sea turtle to a wildlife rehabilitation facility for further care.<\/p>\n

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