Me and my family saw this while we were surf fishing for Redfish on Portsmouth Island, NC. I had no idea what it was until I got right up on top of it because most of it was buried in sand. We saw a few more of them, but this was the biggest. We asked the ranger why there was so many of them dead and she said that there was a real bad cold snap back in March and it lowered the water temp. so much that it killed them.

Check his pulse

saw one still floating out at sea and it attracted dolphin.  had a great time caught several dolphin.

I've never seen a dead one.  But I've seen several live ones.  I saw one 60 miles out of Oregon Inlet, NC.  Saw one while fishing a weed line 1 or 2 miles outside Oregon Inlet.  I couldn't identify what kind of sea turtles, but definately sea turtles.  The only one I ever saw that I would absolutely identify was a giant leatherback I saw swimming out of Oregon Inlet while cobia fishing.  In fact I heard it before I saw it.  I heard a "foosh" and looked out and saw a huge black head stiking out of the water.  I think it was blowing water out of it's nose.  It swam under out boat.  It was friggin huge, estimating 4-5 feet in length (just the shell).

My first thought, after reading the title of this thread, was; "they have turtles in the Dead Sea"?

My first thought, after reading the title of this thread, was; "they have turtles in the Dead Sea"?

Ha ha I guess it is kinda of confusing.  I have never seen a live one, unfortunately I have only seen the dead variety.

My first thought, after reading the title of this thread, was; "they have turtles in the Dead Sea"?

;D That was my first thought also. 

Tom

My first thought, after reading the title of this thread, was; "they have turtles in the Dead Sea"?

That is exactly what I thought