Turtle returned to aquarium 24 hours after being taken
Clyde the turtle handed back in washing-up bowl by young boy
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Clyde the turtle has been safely returned after reportedly being removed from an aquarium tank by a young boy. Clyde was returned to Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in a washing-up bowl full of water on Wednesday.
Turtle keeper Tom Fielding said: “Thank you to everyone so much for getting the message out – this is incredible. Clyde was really cold so the first thing we needed to do was to get her warm.” He added: “The water she was brought back in was incredibly cold but I'm just thankful she's back and we can get her back to fighting fit now.”
Cheshire Police said officers are speaking to the people who returned the turtle to “establish the circumstances of the incident”.
Detectives issued a CCTV image of a woman in a public appeal for information after the 20cm-long reptile went missing at 5.30pm on Tuesday.
Press Association
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments