SC Aquarium Releases Largest Turtle It Has Ever Recovered
October 15, 2007 @ 11:43 AM (EST)
Source: Myrtlebeachonline.com
Edisto, a 300-pound loggerhead turtle rescued last May, has slowly made his way to freedom.
Officials with the South Carolina Aquarium released the turtle back to the wild Saturday.
They said Edisto is the largest turtle ever nursed back to health by the aquarium staff. The turtle was found with extensive injuries in the waters off Edisto Beach in May.
It took six people to lift the turtle from the back of a pickup truck on Folly Beach. Edisto was slow to move at first, but eventually made his way through the flashbulbs and past the adoring crowd to get back to the ocean...
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