A sea turtle has been found dead with a stomach full of plastic pollution which it had mistaken for food. <br /><br />Locals noticed the dead turtle on the Somprasong beach in Chonburi, eastern Thailand in July.<br /><br />The five-year-old sea turtle was covered in flies and believed to have been dead for around one week. <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 sad death of the turtle."<br /><br />Thai tourist Nattapat Veerongkasanee said she found the turtle while she was walking along the beach.<br /><br />She said: ''This morning I just came to watch the sunrise but shocked by the dead turtle. I called the rescuer as soon as I found it.''
