In Thailand from a blood infection and died a turtle, which got almost a thousand coins
In Thailand, the 25-year-old sea turtle that swallowed nearly a thousand coins, died Tuesday, March 21, two weeks after the operation to free her womb.
The cause of death was blood poisoning from the fine money. This was announced by Dr. Acharya of Sailasuta, Professor of the veterinary faculty of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, reports the Associated Press.
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“She at least had the opportunity to swim freely and happily eat before she died,” said Dr. Natarika Chansue, who had previously removed 5 kg of coins from the stomach of a turtle during the hours of operation on 6 March.
The turtle, nicknamed the Bank, it seemed that after the surgery things went well, but tests showed problems with her intestines. Doctors performed a second operation, but the Bank never woke up and died Tuesday morning.
Recall, the Bank lived in a public pond in Chonburi province, about 175 kilometers South-East of Bangkok. The turtle swallowed 915 coins that the tourists threw into the pond for good luck. In the end, the tortoise ate as much moent that its shell is cracked.