I'm looking for a 1986 news article from the Syracuse Post-Standard
about a sea turtle rescuing a 52 year old woman who was stranded in
the ocean after a ship wreck.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 03 Oct 2003 12:12 PDT

Hello Alpha52,

I located two articles and a posting in a newsgroup about the
Philippine woman who was rescued by a sea turtle.

Do you require the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper article or would
the articles I mentioned suffice as the answer to your question?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 03 Oct 2003 12:16 PDT

I failed to mention that I searched The Post-Standard Archives and I
did not find the article.
http://www.newslibrary.com/sites/sy/

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 03 Oct 2003 12:31 PDT

I located two more articles where the name of the woman, the date of
the incident and the name of the ship is provided.

Would this be an adequate answer to your question?


Thanks, 
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by alpha52-ga on 06 Oct 2003 15:44 PDT

Hi bobbie7-ga,
I put in a call to the Syracuse Post-Standard about obtaining a copy
of the article, but have yet to recieve a reply.
My main objective is to make sure that this story is true. I am using
this event as an example in a speech I have to do for a college class.
So the details are not so important as getting the names, dates,
authors etc., plus any information as to WHY the sea turtle did this.
So let me know.
Thanks
Alpha52

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 06 Oct 2003 16:02 PDT

Alpha52,

I just posted my findings as a comment. If the information is helpful
just let me know and I will gladly repost it in the answer box.

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by alpha52-ga on 07 Oct 2003 12:05 PDT

Bobbie,
Wow that was some good investigating! A couple of the websites did not
have all that much, just a repeat of what you had written me in the
comment line about the event itself. I called the Post-Standard and
they directed me to the NY State Library. It seems the actual rescue
took place in 1974, so it's a bit in the past for the web archives to
be of much help - unless you know of a site that DOES go back that
far.
I will email Mark at the forteantimes site too.
Again thank you

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 07 Oct 2003 12:12 PDT

Alpha52-ga, 

Thanks for the update!

Unfortunately I was not able to locate additional information.

I hope Mark at the Forteantimes is able to confirm the story for you.

Would you like me to post my comments as the offical answer if Mark is
able to confirm the story?

--Bobbie7

Hello Alpha52,

This is the information I discovered, however, I really can’t say if
it’s accurate.

Tuesday, June 04, 2002 
[According to the Fortean Times:] 
“June 4. On this day in 1974, Mrs Candelaria Villanueva, 52, had been
in the sea with a lifejacket for more than twelve hours after the ship
she was on, the Aloha, caught fire and sank 600 miles south of Manila,
Philippines. A giant sea turtle appeared beneath her and supported her
until her rescue by the navy vessel Kalantia. A smaller turtle climbed
on her back and bit her every time she felt drowsy and was in danger
of submerging her head in the water. After the rescue, the bigger
turtle circled the area twice before taking off.”
http://www.mninter.net/~jasetter/archives/2002_06_01_BlogArchive.html


Perhaps if you contact the Fortean Times, they can give you more
information.


URL: http://www.forteantimes.com/


Mark Pilkington is in charge of Investigations & reports. Here is his
email address:
Email: markp@forteantimes.com


Here are a few more articles about the sea turtle rescue. None of them
cite the source of the story.

Saved at Sea by Gary Kurz
A Rodale Press contribution
http://www.petsmart.com/acme%5Fpet/features/pet%5Fheroes/articles/article%5F4282.shtml

“Candlearia Villanueva was traveling on the "Aloha" when it caught
fire and sank six hundred miles south of Manila.”
http://www.foxvox.org/foxvoxarchive/2000_12_03_foxvoxarchive.htm

Subject:  Sea Turtle saves woman
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tylerstravelingturtles/message/48


Best wishes,
Bobbie7