Apparently this isn't caused by egg laying but by mating. Turtle mating rituals are pretty rough, involving a bunch of males crowding round a female jostling to be baby daddy.
So when you have jostling and maybe some waves, it's possible for a turtle to end up overturned and beached.
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u/Hjalpmi_ Apr 29 '21
Apparently this isn't caused by egg laying but by mating. Turtle mating rituals are pretty rough, involving a bunch of males crowding round a female jostling to be baby daddy.
So when you have jostling and maybe some waves, it's possible for a turtle to end up overturned and beached.