Turtle Named "Bank" Swallowed 915 Coins In Thailand

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)--Tossing coins into a fountain turned out to be bad luck for a sea turtle in Thailand!

You could say this is one turtle with expensive tastes!

Doctors say the turtle nicknamed "Bank" swallowed 915 coins from that fountain and wound up on an operating table.

Doctors say the coins weighed eleven pounds and caused a life-threatening infection.

Surgeons removed the coins and "Bank" is now on the road to recovery.

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