A sea turtle that was blown off course by choppy seas during a typhoon was rescued after being washed up on a beach.<br /><br />The marine creature was found among the wreckage in the recently typhoon-ravaged town of Ballesteros in Cagayan, the Philippines on December 8.<br /><br />Cagayan was one of the badly-hit provinces by typhoon Kammuri last week, the strongest typhoon that entered the country this year and killed at least 17 people.<br /><br />Resident Anthony Alvarez said his neighbours found the lone turtle near the boat and immediately reported to the authorities.<br /><br />Anthony said: "The turtle didn't look hurt, but we still called on the authorities for proper handling."<br /><br />An enclosure was made for the sea turtle where it stayed for one day before it was released back into the ocean on Monday (December 12).<br /><br />The Department of Environment and Natural Resources checked the health of the sea turtle and facilitated the release.
