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Jean Beasley, the founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, has died at age 90.

Beasley started the center in memory of her daughter, Karen, growing it from a small building to a 13,000-square-foot facility.

She was a hands-on leader who dedicated her life to saving and rehabilitating sick and injured sea turtles.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The driving force and former director of the popular Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Topsail Island has died.

Jean Beasley passed away Dec. 2 at age 90.

Beasley, who started the facility and named it in her daughter's memory and her love for sea turtles, steered the hospital from a small 900-square-foot facility, which was often overflowing wi

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