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A mutilated carcass of an olive ridley turtle was found stuck between the rocks on Versova beach on Saturday. "Members of Versova Residents Volunteers (VRV) informed us about the carcass stuck in the rocks due to which its shell has cracked open. Versova based lawyer Afroz Shah who has been spearheading the clean up of Versova beach since October 2015 on his social media wrote that while spotting a dead turtle early morning is heartbreaking, citizens, BMC, and young students will strive to keep the beach clean and protect the marine species. As per the officials from State Mangrove Cell, they had received information about the turtle carcass found floating on Friday itself, but the carcass could not be retrieved owing to high tide. Marine experts said that documenting deaths and rescue of marine life along Mumbai coastline is extremely important; it will help create a database..