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Volunteers Rescue Endangered Turtle, Clean Up Folly Beach

4/15/2026

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Volunteers in Folly Beach, South Carolina, rescued a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle on April 12, 2026, during Toby's Earth Month Island-Wide Spring Litter Sweep.
The turtle had been hooked by an angler but was freed when raised with a drop net.
Over 10,000 pieces of litter were collected, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the smallest and most endangered species, nesting primarily in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Story summary

Volunteers in Folly Beach, South Carolina, rescued a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle on April 12, 2026, during Toby's Earth Month Island-Wide Spring Litter Sweep.
The turtle had been hooked by an angler but was freed when raised with a drop net.
Over 10,000 pieces of litter were collected, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the smallest and most endangered species, nesting primarily in the Gulf of Mexico.