{"id":374,"date":"2026-05-24T18:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2026-05-24T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:38:42","slug":"200-pound-sea-creature-found-dead-on-nc-beach-was-likely-hit-by-boat-team-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"200-pound sea creature found dead on NC beach was likely hit by boat, team says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An increasingly rare loggerhead sea turtle was found dead on the eastern end of North Carolina\u2019s Emerald Isle over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=373\">Man shoots at officers after car chase ends in Lexington County, sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The discovery was reported Saturday and comes as sea turtle nesting is nearing a seasonal peak along the Southeastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"670\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEISTP%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02URKpMj5r2L1qxn3EptZKNNChnmgu2VQCDq5fGpag7B9P92A9s6KtEjdnKuF6sHnfl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly the huge turtle had been struck by a boat. It is possible that she was in the area getting ready to nest,\u201d patrol officials wrote in a May 24 Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The turtle weighed in excess of 200 pounds, and one of its front flippers showed evidence of the boat strike, the patrol says.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Loggerheads can reach 350 pounds and are a threatened species in the Northwest Atlantic. Boat strikes are a key reason for their decline, NOAA Fisheries says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Nesting involves lumbering ashore and laying eggs in the sand, and that ritual forces the slow-moving turtles to dodge speeding boats and jet skis. Not all make it through the gauntlet.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=371\">Possible deal on Iran divides US lawmakers largely along party lines<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Dale Baquer of the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol was sent to confirm the turtle\u2019s death, along with taking a DNA sample to see if it is listed in the patrol\u2019s database.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A bulldozer lent by the Town of Emerald Isle was used to bury the loggerhead in an unmarked grave, and the task was handled with an extra step done in tribute.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is facing the ocean,\u201d the patrol noted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>News of the turtle\u2019s death while nesting was mourned on social media, with many calling it \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for returning her to the earth,\u201d Lisa Turan wrote on the patrol\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol operates under the authorization of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, which requires permits for sea turtle research.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=369\">Turkish police force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Emerald Isle is about a 145-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huge loggerhead sea turtle found dead over the Memorial Day weekend on the eastern end of North Carolina\u2019s Emerald Isle, Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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