A nature videographer flying a drone spotted an endangered loggerhead sea turtle struggling in the red tide. He quickly alerted wildlife officials who showed up to save it.

Sat, 03/18/2023 - 11:34

A turtle floating in open ocean beside another photo of it on the sand, gasping for breath. — The struggling loggerhead turtle was captured by nature videographer Michael McCarthy, owner of the See Through Canoe Company.
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A videographer in Florida saw an loggerhead turtle lingering near the ocean's surface last month.
After he quickly alerted officials, the turtle was rescued and is still recovering at a rehab facility.
The rehab facility confirmed the turtle had been exposed to red tide, a toxic algae bloom.

A nature videographer in Florida was out shooting the coastline last month with his drone, as he often does, when he spotted something unusual in the water — a loggerhead sea turtle lingering near the surface.