Gary Wolmarans, NSRI Shelly Beach station commander, said: At 18h08, Saturday, 2 March, NSRI Shelly Beach crew responded to St Michaels Beach following eyewitness reports, from C-Bali restaurant staff, of a sea turtle stranded and appearing to be injured.
On arrival on the scene the sea turtle was collected and brought to our NSRI station 20 rescue base.
Staff at Durban's Sea World had been alerted.
We loaded the sea turtle into our NSRI rescue vehicle and transported the sea turtle to KZN Sea World where the sea turtle remains in their care for rehabilitation at Sea World.
The eyewitnesses at C-Bali restaurant are commended for alerting NSRI.
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