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Did Hurricane Florence cause the illness afflicting sea turtles in Florida?

"To get eight of these exact same symptoms, same Loggerhead size in at one time, it’s been pretty incredible," said sea turtle specialist Michelle Bauer.The reptiles are lethargic, not eating and not moving even a flipper. The turtles are very sick, but with what?"There are problems with the lungs, we are trying to treat that," Bauer said. "We’re also treating them for parasites, if that might be the problem."Bauer said the sick turtles have washed up in the last five days from Daytona Beach north to Georgia."A normal, healthy Loggerhead wouldn’t just sit here," she said. "They’d be spinning in this tub, trying to bite, be very agitated the fact he’s out of the water."Bauer said it is possible the turtles inhaled something toxic or a bacteria kicked up by Hurricane Florence.