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Jetskiers rescue 'Princess Peach' the turtle stranded on Magnetic Island
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- A group of jetskiers hauled the turtle onto the board and secured it using straps and ropes.
- Mr Eslick was leading a tour around the island's beaches and initially assumed the creature was sunbaking.
- "We get closer to it and I think, 'Oh no, this turtle's not moving.
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A group of jetskiers hauled the turtle onto the board and secured it using straps and ropes. (Supplied: Magnetic Island Jet Skis)
Link copied Share Share article When a group of jetskiers stumbled across a green sea turtle during a tour of Magnetic Island, Andrew Eslick panicked, thinking the creature was dead.
Mr Eslick was leading a tour around the island's beaches and initially assumed the creature was sunbaking.
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