By Stephen Messenger, Source: The Dodo

Yesterday, wildlife rescuers at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida were amazed to find that a young sea turtle in desperate need of help had somehow managed to come to them. Staff discovered the animal, who was tangled in fishing line and had lost one of its flippers as a result, wading in the waters just outside their doors.

“Usually, patients come into the Turtle Hospital in the turtle ambulance,” said hospital manager Bette Zirkelbach to the local CBS news station. “This patient seemingly checked himself in.”