A sea turtle was found dead with a stomach full of plastic - which vets believe it had mistaken for food. <br /><br />Locals found the dead turtle on the Somprasong beach in Chonburi, eastern Thailand on Monday (July 22).<br /><br />The five-year-old green sea turtle was covered in flies and believed to have been dead for around a week, floating in the sea before washing up on the sand. <br /><br />Specialist veterinarian Kirin Sornpipatcharoen performed a post mortem examination and was shocked by the results.<br /><br />The team found several pieces of plastic inside the eight-kilogram turtle, including parts of plastic bags, food wrappers and a torn piece of a money bags used for coins.<br /><br />Kirin said: "The turtle's stomach was full of plastic garbage. Most of the pieces looked like the tentacles of jellyfish, which might have confused the turtle into believing that they were food.<br /><br />''We're sure that the plastic in the stomach contributed to or caused the tragic death of the turtle."
