Exhausted and homeless, likely 'runway' turtle dies from injuries

A green sea turtle likely to be the one that reached social-media fame on Tuesday as photos emerged depicting her laying eggs on the runway of Noonu Atoll's Maafaru airport, was found dead by Thursday.

According to experts, possible reasons for the marine creature's death are the combination of severe exhaustion and numerous injuries caused during the nesting incident, particularly as it is unknown how long the turtle attempted to dig a nest before "desperately" releasing her eggs on the tarmac.