Cold-hit green sea turtles recovering at Florida marine life centre

A green sea turtle being treated for cold stunning swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Centre (Cody Jackson/AP)

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles suffering from a condition known as cold stunning.

Seventeen sea turtles that were found stranded along Florida’s northeastern Atlantic Coast were brought to the Loggerhead Marinelife Centre in Juno Beach, north of West Palm Beach, where they are recovering.