Volunteers and QPWS carried the turtle to the Boonooroo shoreline.
After a moment of hesitation, the recovered turtle made her way back out to the Great Sandy.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) rangers and volunteers from Turtles in Trouble Fraser Coast have released a green turtle back to its natural habitat on the Fraser Coast following its recovery from a speargun injury.
The adult female green sea turtle has spent the past two months at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital recovering from a deep wound to its neck, resulting from a speargun.
On 3 February 2022, volunteers from Turtles in Trouble Fraser Coast found the turtle stranded in mangroves at Boonooroo, south of Maryborough.
The volunteers, with support of QPWS rangers, arranged for the turtle to be assessed and treated by two local vets who provided urgent care.
