ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – News4Jax is tracking the sea turtle count on St. Augustine Beach.
First Light Insite, a Facebook page that posts magnificent videos and photos, caught the Sea Turtle Patrol evaluating a nest.
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The group is permitted to check nests and evaluate just how many turtles have hatched.
You can see (in the video below) a woman digging down into the sand to help remove eggshells, unhatched eggs and hatchlings.
These babies were checked out and helped to the ocean on Monday.
Click here to view the First Light Insite Facebook page.
Authorized Sea Turtle Nest Evaluation. This nest hatched 3 days ago and they are doing a count on how many have hatched. St. Augustine Beach, Florida
Posted by First Light Insite on Monday, July 22, 2019