Cold Weather Rescue

We jumped in the truck and headed over to Boca Chica which is the last stretch of beach before you get to Mexico south of South Padre. The Sea turtles were washed up by the thousands.. The cold temps and frigid waters sends the turtles into shock and they can drown in less then an inch of water. We ended up with a convoy of 4×4 trucks and loaded up hundreds of these amazing creatures after we spent hours pulling them from the freezing salt water just to rest them on the beach with their heads out of the water.

Our turtle rescue center became full and thankfully our local community center opened it’s doors giving the majestic creatures a place to warm up and come back to life. Some will need less than 24 hours before the are ready to return to the ocean some a few days and even longer. It’s amazing how our little sandbar community of less than 2,500 souls managed to rescue over 3,300 Sea turtles. Hat’s to you my friends and community members for doing your part to help our Local marine life.