After Rescue, Massive Sea Turtle Released Into Atlantic
After Rescue, Massive Sea Turtle Released Into Atlantic Hide caption Yawkey was released back into the Atlantic on Thursday. Previous Next South Carolina Aquarium Hide caption The staff of the Sea Turtle Hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium named a stranded leatherback turtle Yawkey, after the area where it was found stranded Saturday. Previous Next South Carolina Aquarium Hide caption It took five people to lift the turtle as part of the rescue effort. Previous Next South Carolina Aquarium Hide caption The leatherback sea turtle was prepared for its release back into the Atlantic on Thursday. Previous Next South Carolina Aquarium Hide caption After initially being estimated at weighing 500 pounds, the turtle was found to weigh 475 pounds.
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