'Miracle' Miami turtle being looked after in Dingle after washing up on Irish beach

Dingle Oceanworld is looking after the turtle and director Kevin Flannery said it was very rare for such a small turtle to be found alive after crossing the Atlantic from Florida

The turtle — named Cróga, the Irish for brave — was the size of a dinner plate and was spotted by local man Cormac de Rosta out walking with his two daughters

A tiny loggerhead turtle has been described as “an absolute miracle” after being washed up on an Irish beach thousands of miles from home.

The six-inch reptile, believed to be less than a year old, was found beached upside down on the Belmullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, by a family out for a walk.