Mended Sea Turtle To Be Released
A Turtle That Lost A Flipper Will Released In The Florida Keys
POSTED: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
UPDATED: 8:49 am EDT September 8,2009
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MARATHON, Fla -- An endangered sea turtle will be released back into the open water on Tuesday.Margarita, an endangered green sea turtle, will be set free off Little Duck Key, a tiny island at the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge.The 278-pound turtle had been at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon since it was found May 30 by the U.S. Coast Guard about 2-miles off Key West's Mallory Square.The turtle was entangled in a crab trap line and its front flipper was severely damaged.A veterinarian surgically removed the flipper.Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is scheduled to help release Margarita at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
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