HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 17-2551TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered in person
May 30, 2017
Jerry Lower
Re: GS #2551 (Verbal Request for Incident Report 17-1041)
Request is verbal for Incident Report 17-1041 regarding turtle rescue.
Jerry Lower:
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your verbal public records request. The original public
records request can be found at the following link:
http://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/0/doc/111276/Page1.aspx
Your request was answered while you waited. We consider this request closed.
Sincerely,
Reneé Rowan Basel
As requested by Rita Taylor
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records
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Page 2 of 2 Complaint Number: 1'/-1U41
Date of Birth: 04/22/1963
Home Address: 318 FRANKLIN CLUB DR
DELRAY BEACH FL 33444
INCIDENT SUMMARY
ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME WHILE ON ATV BEACH PATROL 1 CAME UPON AN INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING
ASSISTANCE REFERENCE A RESCUE OFAN INJURED LOGGERHEAD TURTLE. I WAS IN THE APPROXIMATE
AREA OF THE 800 BLOCK OF NORTH OCEAN BLVD., IN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FL. UPON MY ARRIVAL
AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION I DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TWO PADDLE
BOARDERS OBSERVED A LARGE SEA TURTLE EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF DISTRESS. IT APPEARED TO
THEM THAT THE TURTLE BECAME ENTANGLED WITHIN EITHER NETTING OR FISHING LINE. THE LINE WAS
ANCHORED TO THE SEA FLOOR RESULTING IN THE TURTLE UNABLE TO FREE IT SELF. TWO JET SKIERS
CAME UPON THE SCENE AND OFFERED A KNIFE TO THE PADDLE BOARD RESCUERS. THE LINE WAS CUT
FROM THE SEA FLOOR WHICH ULTIMATELY ALLOWED THE RESCUERS TO BRING THE TURTLE ASHORE. I
CONTACT FWC AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. FWC MADE CONTACT AND DISPATCHED MEMBERS FROM THE
SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHAB ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS GUMBO LIMBO LOCATED IN BOCA RATON, FL. A
SHORT TIME LATER AN ORGANIZATION MEMBER FROM GUMBO LIMBO ARRIVED ON SCENE. SHE IS
IDENTIFIED AS MRS. WHITNEY CROWDER. DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE TURTLE MRS. CROWDER
REQUESTED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM ME. THE TURTLE WAS PLACED IN THE FLATBED OF THE ATV
AND REMOVED FROM THE BEACH TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE TURTLE WAS TRANSPORTED BY MRS.
CROWDER IN HER PERSONAL VEHICLE TO THE GUMBO LIMBO REHABILITATION CENTER IN BOCA RATON,
FL. THE TURTLE SPECIES WAS IDENTIFIED AS A MALE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE. HIS WEIGHT WAS
APPROXIMATELY 300 LBS OR MORE. THE FWC CASE NUMBER IS 17-004765. END OF REPORT.