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Betty the 'cold-stunned' turtle set for Azores release
Loggerhead turtle Betty was found cold-stunned on Dunwich beach and has spent seven months recovering at Hunstanton Sea Life Centre
A rare loggerhead turtle found "cold-stunned" after coastal storms is preparing to return to the sea after seven months of recovery and rehabilitation.
Named Betty by her carers, the turtle was mistaken for "debris" on Dunwich beach in Suffolk by a member of the public in February who called the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
She was transferred to Hunstanton Sea Life Centre in Norfolk, where a second loggerhead turtle, called Olive, has been under care since December. Both will travel to the Azores later this month for release.
Katie Robertson, display supervisor at the centre, said: "The moment they finally get released is going to be an emotional time for us."
Both turtles were found cold-stunned - when temperatures rapidly decline and the struggle to find warmer waters can make them lethargic and experience decreased circulation.
Katie Robertson said sea life centres were preparing for a busy winter as loggerhead turtles cold wash ashore more often
Robertson added: "With temperatures changing in the waters during the summertime, our temperatures in the sea are increasing and it's getting into the low 20 [degrees] - which is causing them to travel further north than where they would normally travel.
"When our temperatures drop drastically compared to the Mediterranean they get cold-stunned, which basically means the surrounding water for them gets too cold."
X-rays and CT scans were carried out on Olive (pictured) who was found in Scotland in December, to make sure she no longer had pneumonia