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Lost camera hitches 1770km ride on sea turtle's back

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A TRAVELLER was reunited with a camera he had lost in the Caribbean after a sea turtle swam all the way to Florida, US, with it.

The camera's strap caught on the reptile's shell after Dutchman Dick de Bruin dropped it in the sea during a trip to Aruba last November, De Telegraaf reported.

In its efforts to free itself, the turtle accidentally switched the waterproof device on and filmed part of its 1100 mile (1770 kilometre) journey.

The camera washed up six months later in Key West, Fla., where it was spotted by Paul Shultz, an investigator with the US Coast Guard.

Shultz charged up the battery and found a series of photos capturing various Aruban landmarks.

He posted the footage on YouTube along with a brief note about its contents in a bid to trace its owner.

Source:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/lost-camera-hitches-1770km-ride-on-sea-turtles-back/story-e6frfq80-1225877746510

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/watch-a-movie-made-by-a-sea-turtle

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=3906

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Dr. J.E.N. Veron
Australian Institute of Marine Science

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