TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tybee Island’s North End beach was packed with people watching Westie, a sea turtle, return back to the sea.

Three years ago, she was a hatchling straggler on Ossabaw Island, picked out by state biologist Mark Dodd.

“Mark had picked out the perfect one and that was Westie,” explained biologist Sarah Alley, who’s been with Westie from the moment she was brought to Tybee Island.

The Marine Science Center takes these stragglers in and helps them grow for three years, while educating the public about sea turtles.

“That way kids can meet a turtle even if they live on the coast or all the way up in a landlocked state,” Alley explained.

Now that Westie, is three it’s her turn to return home. But not without a gift from young conservationist, Lidea Clever.

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