Скачать или смотреть Injured sea turtle Swim Shady returns to the ocean after recovery

(3 Nov 2025)
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Juno Beach, Florida - 3 November 2025
1. Wide of crowd gathered on Juno Beach observing the sea turtle release event
2. Mid of a sea turtle in a transport container
3. Mid of staff preparing to move the turtle
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Barron, Loggerhead Marinelife Center:
"We had a very successful release of Swim Shady, an adult female loggerhead sea turtle that presented to LMC in late August for a number of problems. She had a problem with one eye. She was very anemic. She had had a boat strike that had shattered the back quarter of her shell."
5. Wide of crowd gathered for the sea turtle release event
6. Various of staff moving the turtle and lowering onto the sand
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Barron, Loggerhead Marinelife Center:
"It's a beautiful day out here today. And not surprisingly, there was a lot of people who showed up for the event. And I think people really identify with that sense of going home and freedom and recovering from illness or injury and going on to be, again, she was a gravid female when she came in, which means she had a lot of eggs. And so we know that she is a very valuable animal who is contributing to her species. And so it is always really a moment of joy that the community experiences when we release these endangered animals back into the wild."
8. Various of sea turtle crawling towards the ocean
9. Various of spectators watching the release
10. Various of turtle entering the ocean, spectators cheer
STORYLINE:
An adult female loggerhead sea turtle named Swim Shady has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean.

She was treated at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida, after suffering injuries from a boat strike.

On Monday, volunteers helped her return to the ocean. Swim Shady underwent surgery and recovered with antibiotics and supportive care.

Dozens of people captured the moment with cell phone videos and photos as she crawled back into the water.

With nesting season in Florida running from March 1 to October 31, officials are urging boaters to slow down and be mindful of the sea turtle protection zone.

All sea turtles are considered endangered or threatened species.

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