Massive 80-year-old 'sea turtle matriarch' rescued by Coast Guard triumphantly returns to the ocean
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Timmy, a 270-pound loggerhead sea turtle estimated at 70–80 years old, was rescued by the Coast Guard after being found in distress off the Florida Keys in late July, treated at The Turtle Hospital, and released back to the ocean on August 14 with a crowd of supporters present, including the Coast Guard crew that rescued her.
The cause of her initial distress remains unknown, though possibilities included mating activity or a boat strike.
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