Leatherback turtle sent to vet college for necropsy

A leatherback turtle found dead on MacDonald's Shore in western P.E.I. has been sent for a necropsy at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown.

These endangered turtles are known to migrate to the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait to feed on jellyfish.

Ivan MacWilliams walks that shore every morning, and came across the dead turtle Monday.

"I noticed a large, black thing in the tidewash," MacWilliams said.

"I lived the beach my whole life. I've never seen one It was just terrible to see it there."

Officials at the Atlantic Veterinary College say the necropsy could take some time.

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