A dead sea turtle was found Monday on Sunset Beach near Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria. The Seaside Aquarium said recent storms from the south likely pushed the turtle into cold waters, leading to its death.

A 40-pound olive ridley sea turtle was found dead on Monday after washing ashore at Sunset Beach near Fort Stevens State Park. According to a press release from the Seaside Aquarium, the stranding was caused by recent storm systems from the south.

A sea turtle found Monday near Fort Stevens State Park was already dead when it washed ashore, the Seaside Aquarium said. The 40-pound olive ridley sea turtle was found on Sunset Beach. It is not the only sea turtle that has been found recently on the Oregon coast.

A 40-pound olive ridley sea turtle was discovered dead on Sunset Beach near Fort Stevens State Park, the Seaside Aquarium reported yesterday afternoon.The org