Ocean Sentry
(From starbulletin.com)- State and federal authorities are investigating the death of a green sea turtle that was found mutilated yesterday on the North Shore.
The turtle had been beheaded with its organs cut out and missing flippers, said Deborah Ward, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. “She was slaughtered,” Pettigrew said, calling the attack “a very violent act, not done by someone looking for a food source.”
Volunteers knew the turtle as Honey Girl for her honey-colored shell, Pettigrew said. Honey Girl was the largest female out of about 24 sea turtles that regularly frequent the beach, she added.
Honey Girl was about 200 pounds, between 30 to 40 years old, and in her prime, said Deborah Ward, Department f Land and Natural Resources spokeswoman.
