KATA, PHUKET: Two stricken turtles have been found in Phuket over the past two days.

Fishermen found an injured olive ridley turtle missing its front-right flipper floating in the sea off Kata Beach yesterday evening.

Dr Patcharaporn Kaewmong, a Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) vet, said the turtle was hit by a boat motor, severing the flipper.

The roughly 15-year-old female turtle’s shell had also been damaged in the incident.

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