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Saw this beautiful sea turtle in West Central Florida today and was very surprised to have come across them in a spring fed river at the spring head. Anyone recognize this species or have any idea why the sea turtle would be so far inshore at a spring?

Saw this beautiful sea turtle in West Central Florida today and was very surprised to have come across them in a spring fed river at the spring head. Anyone recognize this species or have any idea why the sea turtle would be so far inshore at a spring?
*just to add the river does connect to the gulf, I checked the distance and the turtle must have travelled 7 miles to get to the spring head.*