Sea turtle found dead, tangled in plastic at Sanctuary Point

Madeline Crittenden
September 24 2018 - 5:00pm
This sea turtle was found dead at a Sanctuary Point beach on Sunday, tangled in fishing line. Photo: Katrina Mitchell.
This sea turtle was found dead at a Sanctuary Point beach on Sunday, tangled in fishing line. Photo: Katrina Mitchell.

We’ve all seen footage or images of plastics suffocating our oceans and marine life, but the tragic effects of this were seen first hand by two beach-goers on the NSW South Coast .

Madeline Crittenden

Madeline Crittenden is a journalist for Fairfax Media at the South Coast Register.

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