Kundapur :  A three legged turtle was spotted at the sea shore at Padukere here recently. A local resident Ratnaker Sriyan who had been to the beaches found the  sea turtle which was injured and was struggling.

He later with the help of another localite Krishna Poojari  provided treatment to the turtle and let it back in the Arabian sea.

The turtle which is  of rare breed weighed 10 kg and did not have the left front leg. A fish bite is learnt to have injured the turtle.