Florida - Skeeter, a juvenile green sea turtle rescued off Big Torch Key in March, returned to her ocean home on Saturday, Oct. 9.
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| From left, a Nick News reporter, Bette Zirkelbach, Tom Higgins and Richie Moretti watch Skeeter’s return to the ocean as a Nickelodeon film crew documents the release. |
Skeeter was treated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon for fibropapillomatosis. After a treatment including tumor removal surgeries, broad spectrum antibiotics, fluids, vitamins and a healthy diet of greens and mixed seafood, Skeeter is now tumor free and back to good health.
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| Now tumor-free, Skeeter tests the Florida Keys waters for the first time since March. |
She was released off Sombrero Beach in Marathon at noon with an enthusiastic crowd cheering her on. A crew from Nickelodeon filmed Skeeter’s release for an upcoming Nick News segment that will air on November 10.
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| Bette Zirkelbach, right, can’t help but smile as she and a Nick News reporter watch a healthy Skeeter return to the sea. |
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| Skeeter’s release crew celebrates her seven-month journey to recovery. |
To find out more about the work of The Turtle Hospital and to donate money to fund their important work to Rescue, Rehab, Release turtles, visit https://www.turtlehospital.org.
Original source and photos courtesy of Keys Weekly.
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