Pinellas County deputies helped dozens of 'lost' sea turtle hatchlings discovered at a hotel in St. Pete Beach, Florida, back into the ocean early Tuesday, authorities said.
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after a concerned security guard gathered 15 hatchlings and required backup to collect the numerous others, the sheriff’s office said. When the deputies arrived, the baby sea turtles had spread over the hotel property to areas that included the pool, the bushes, a bathroom and a storm drain. Mackesy called the on-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Commission officer to learn how to assist the hatchlings with their maiden voyage.
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