Rare turtle usually found in Gulf of Mexico washes up on Woolacombe beach (Via Helen Taylor)

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are usually found in the Gulf of Mexico.

A rare turtle usually found in the Gulf of Mexico has washed up on a North Devon beach.

The small Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found dead on Woolacombe Beach on Tuesday by a member of the public and was reported to the Marine Conservation Society.

The endangered turtle, measuring approximately 30cm in length, is not the first to wash up on UK waters this year.

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