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‘Concerned citizen’ turns in baby sea turtle to Flagler Beach police

Police nickname the turtle ‘Jeff Probst’

Jeff Probst the baby sea turtle (Flagler Beach Police Department)

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. – A “concerned citizen” turned a baby sea turtle over to Flagler Beach police, according to the police department on Wednesday.

In a release, police said the citizen found the sea turtle on the beach before handing it over to one of the department’s patrol officers.

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The release shows that the turtle has since been dubbed “Jeff Probst.”

According to police, Jeff Probst was turned over to the Flagler Turtle Patrol, a nonprofit aimed at protecting sea turtles in Flagler and Volusia counties.


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