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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

Turtle Rescue - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has been released into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Houston Zoo.

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle, named Boeier after the boat that rescued it, was found off the coast of the Netherlands after becoming entangled in the net of the commercial fishing boat.

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