More than two dozen very rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtles arrived in the Keys Tuesday night after being rescued from frigid waters off the New England coast.

Packed in banana boxes — perfectly sized for small turtles and already equipped with air holes — the 25 endangered young turtles were flown to Marathon, where they were greeted by staff from The Turtle Hospital . The staff weighed, measured and photographed the turtles before moving them into tanks containing a balmy 75-degree water.

“ I'm happy to say all 25 passed their swim tests last night. And it didn't end there. Starting at 6 a.m. we took six of those littles in for CAT scans,” said Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the nonprofit Turtle Hospital in Marathon.

Six showed signs of additional injuries from the cold, with some suffe

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