The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.

"Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her, underwent a series of successful surgeries at the Turtle Hospital.

Turtle rescues from Cape Cod are a regular event. The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary searches for turtles that get stuck in the cold temperatures.

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning

On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea turtles so far. While that’s far fewer than the hundreds rescued off the Panhandle, it’s the most stressed turtles the state has documented in Northeast Florida, according to the wildlife agency.

Think you were cold? More than 100 sea turtles were rescued in waters around Florida amid a historic winter storm that brought snow and plunging temperatures to the region.

This week alone, in collaboration with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and other partners, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital team took in 22 cold-stunned juvenile green turtles that they’re currently nursing back to good health.

Ten rescued sea turtles have returned to the ocean waters off Florida after being rehabilitated by the New England Aquarium and Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS), according to aquarium officials.

It is always rewarding to return sea turtles to the ocean where they belong,” said Adam Kennedy, director of rescue and rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium.

The extreme cold from last week was historic for the Panhandle. While many stayed home to stay warm, wildlife, including sea turtles, had no such option. For more News, Weather, and Sports in, Florida