Turtles can lose their ability to swim in cold temperatures and may be seen “floating listlessly in the water or near shore,” according to the FWC. “Keep in mind that cold-stunned turtles can appear to be dead but often are still alive.”

After a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm pelted the Florida Panhandle with up to 8 inches of snow earlier this week officials from Florida Fish & Wildlife

Multiple parts of Florida are seeing snow as a winter storm makes its way across the Gulf Coast. On Monday, Jan. 20, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency ahead of dangerously cold wind chills and prolonged freezing and sub-freezing temperatures.

Two officers braved the frigid waters to save the turtles from the cold waters after parts of the Panhandle got up to 10 inches of snow.

A pair of wildlife officers in Florida rescued 30 cold-stunned sea turtles amid unusually low temperatures in the region.

FWC says temperatures below 50 can cause sea turtles to become "cold-stunned," making them weak and unable to swim