TSA Releases 10 of the 11 Kemp’s Ridley Cold-Stunned Turtles

A group of excited people, including several children with towels, stand behind yellow caution tape on a sunny beach, watching gloved hands release a sea turtle toward the sand. Many are taking photos.

A four-month journey comes full circle! On Friday, March 25, 2022, the Texas State Aquarium released 10 of the 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that came to the Wildlife Rescue Center all the way from New England Aquarium back in early December 2021.

These sea turtles were part of 32 sea turtles transported to various rehabilitation facilities in Corpus Christi by Turtles Fly Too. They were found cold-stunned on Cape Cod, Massachusetts beaches and were suffering from hypothermia, pneumonia, and other injuries from being washed against rocks.