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Turtle invasion shuts JFK Airport runway
Updated: July 09, 2009, 7:00 am /
Published: July 09, 2009, 12:30 am
Published: July 09, 2009, 12:30 am
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NEW YORK (AP)—A runway at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from nearby Jamaica Bay and crawled onto the tarmac.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said grounds crews rounded up the wayward reptiles in about 35 minutes and deposited them back in the water, farther from airport property.
The shutdown disrupted flight schedules, with delays of nearly 1z hour 1/3 .
Pilots reported the first turtle sightings at about 8:30 a. m.
The Port Authority identified them as Diamondback Terrapins. They are about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds.
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