Dylan exploring Cumberland Island

Thu, Jul 3, 2008

Dylan, a loggerhead turtle released in the ocean Monday by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, is exploring the waters off Cumberland Island, said Stefanie Ouellette, education coordinator at the center.

The turtle has spent her whole life in captivity and is "extremely curious about the new world she has been released into," Quellette said Monday.

"It is perfectly normal."

An online map linked to the tracking satellite on Dylan's shell showed Wednesday that the beloved sea turtle appeared to be heading back to her Jekyll Island home.

However, the map is not exact, she said.

In the next few days, Oullette predicted, Dylan will begin to get hungry and will again head back to more open waters to feed.

Crews complete Cumberland lines

The South Cut Fire, which burned over 1,604 acres of the north side of Cumberland Island, is 40 percent contained, said officials with the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Crews with several different agencies completed digging fire lines across the north end of the fire and were finishing making lines across the south end of the fire Wednesday.

The south end of the wilderness boundary all the way to the northern tip of the park remained closed Wednesday.

Company reports theft of tools

A plumbing company based in Rincon reported the theft of power tools Tuesday from a construction site in the 60 block of Scranton Connector.

An employee with CCR Plumbing reported the theft of a right angle drill and a Sawzall, valued at $600, according to a Glynn County police report released Wednesday.

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