Sick turtle sent to rescue centre by cab

In good hands: The rescued green turtle swimming at the Gaya Island Turtle Rescue Centre.

KOTA KINABALU: A green turtle suffering floater syndrome was rescued by nature lo­vers in Kudat, northern Sabah, who collectively paid RM350 to a taxi driver to take it to the Gaya Island Turtle Rescue Centre here.

The turtle was seen floating at Sabah’s northern tip of Simpang Mengayau in Kudat about 200km from the state capital.