Finding an injured animal is very confusing, especially if you do not know what to do. More specifically, if you find an injured sea turtle on the beach what do you do? There are a few steps to work through if you find an injured sea turtle. Firstly, you must make sure you know what you are looking at. You do not want to do anything else if you are not sure it is a sea turtle. So, the way you tell is where you find it. If you are sure it is some type of turtle, then it only relies on the place you found it.Never heard of this before? Get up to speed here. If you found it near an ocean or on a beach then it is most likely a sea turtle, but if you found it inland or on the side of a road, then it is probably a freshwater turtle. After identifying that it is a sea turtle, make sure it actually is injured by waiting, and if it does not move for thirty minutes or more, then the proper course of action would be to call the local authorities. You have to identify what type of authority to contact though. Do not attempt to pick up the sea turtle because it could have disease or it could die.