Sea turtle found dead with pieces of plastic stuck inside her intestines
Sea turtle found dead with pieces of plastic stuck inside her intestines

This is the heartbreaking moment a young green sea turtle was found dead with a pieces of plastic inside her.

The lifeless creatures was found washed up on the shore by surfers in Bali, Indonesia, on February 1.

Marine workers checked the creatures digestive system and were horrified by the level of pollution it had swallowed.

Runa Widemann from The Meadow Medewi Organization said that the young turtle had swallowed at least one plastic bag which had blocked her internal organs.

She said: "The turtle was already dead and we decided to open her up to see if we could find the cause of death." Runa said that everything looked normal and her intestines were full of food, but when they went close to her bowels, pieces of plastic were stuck, blocking anything from getting out.

The turtle may have died from internal poisoning because of this.

Runa said that the incident was coordinated to the local authorities.

She added: ''It was so sad to see this in real life and a solid reminder that we have a big job to do.''