Season's first Outer Banks sea turtle nest discovered; rehabbed sea turtles released in ocean at NC island

Season's first Outer Banks sea turtle nest discovered; rehabbed sea turtles released in ocean at NC island

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the weather keeps warming and summer approaches on the North Carolina coast, ocean animals are becoming active. The first turtle nest was discovered, buried in beach sand at the Outer Banks this week. Meanwhile, three rehabilitated sea turtles were successfully released back into the ocean at Sunset Beach, an island in Brunswick County near the South Carolina border. The first sea turtle nest was found at the Cape…