This endangered sea turtle was discovered ‘sliced in half’ on a remote beach

A man jogging on a remote stretch of beach in Singapore was faced with the tragic sight of an endangered sea turtle that had effectively been sliced in half.

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Chandran V R was exercising on Changi Beach when he came across the carcass of the animal, that was giving off an “overpowering smell”.

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He told the BBC: “It was the start of the New Year and I decided to go jogging along the coastal stretch which is generally quiet and sees every few people.

“I was very alarmed and sad to see such a graceful and giant creature lying dead on our shores.”

The one-metre long sea turtle’s shell was sliced right down the middle in what the 46-year-old property expert believes was the result of being hit by a boat propeller.

He added: “It had probably been struck by a ship in the waters.”

Sea turtles are classified as an endangered species by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, with tens of thousands lost every year as a result of illegal trade alone.

Top pic: Chandran V R