SC SEA TURTLE PATROLS: 5_0_191_1randall_hill_turtle21

South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), area coordinator Phil Schneider uses his shoe to guide an injured hatchling to the surf August 17, 2012 after a hatching inventory on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina. Nest inventories are taken three days after they hatch and the empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. On this day, three live turtles remained in the nest unable to get out on their own. This turtle had a damaged front flipper and was having difficulty getting to the surf. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)

South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), area coordinator Phil Schneider uses his shoe to guide an injured hatchling to the surf August 17, 2012 after a hatching inventory on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina. Nest inventories are taken three days after they hatch and the empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. On this day, three live turtles remained in the nest unable to get out on their own. This turtle had a damaged front flipper and was having difficulty getting to the surf. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)