A fitness influencer has sparked fury after riding a sea turtle while it was laying eggs.
Vadym Oleynik, 32, was holidaying with his partner Olena Kravchenko when the incident took place in Oman.
Images circulating online show the Ukrainian couple taking turns sitting on the turtle’s shell in the Ras al Hadd area.
They were also accused of picking up newly hatched baby turtles.
Oleynik, a sambo fighter and self-proclaimed world calisthenics champion, and Kravchenko, a cosmetic doctor, were reportedly accompanied by volunteers from an environmental organisation monitoring turtle nesting in the area.
The images triggered a furious backlash from conservationists.
Italian conservation project Biologicamente was
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