Green turtle survives plastic waste ordeal

Keeping them healthy: (From right) Ang, Chan, Rosli and Lee looking at the rescued female loggerhead turtle at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Aquarium in Batu Maung.

GEORGE TOWN: If you think the dangers of plastic waste at sea are exaggerated, read this story about a small, disabled green turtle named Sidewinder.

In 2015, fishermen found the three-year-old turtle injured at sea, with its carapace struck by a boat propeller at the rear.