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

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.

The New Orleans area saw up to 10 inches of snow, alligators are freezing–but staying alive–in lakes in Southeast Texas, and turtle patrols in Florida are rescuing cold-stunned turtles. Three endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) found in Pensacola Beach,

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