Friday May 18th marked a very emotional day for hundreds of spectators who lined up and cheered as many volunteers wearing bright yellow “Sea Turtle Rescue” shirts cleared a path down the sands of Isle of Palms State park. At 3pm the South Carolina Aquarium staff arrived with two Juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, Jammer and Hamlin Creek who awaited their release . Both sea turtles were rescued from the Isle of Palms last spring/summer in critical condition and have been recuperating in the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital. As the staff from the Aquariums Sea Turtle Hospital released each turtle one at a time on the sand, they immediately charged the breakers in their epic journey back into the Atlantic. Hundreds cheered and clapped as the turtles disappeared into the ocean where they were welcomed by bottle nose dolphins.
