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Tough sea turtle returned to ocean off Florida Keys

Tough sea turtle returned to ocean off Florida Keys | iNFOnews.ca
In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, staff members from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital release "Chuck Norris," a subadult loggerhead sea turtle, off Marathon, Fla., in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The turtle had suffered a boat strike in early March and wildlife officials who rescued it told hospital staff to give the turtle "the toughest name they could think of." Among treatment procedures, the turtle was fitted with four orthopedic plates to stabilize its shell. (Cliff Rydell/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP) A

MARATHON, Fla. – A tough sea turtle named Chuck Norris is swimming again off the Florida Keys.

The sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle named for the actor and martial artist was released Monday evening.

It was rescued in March off the Lower Keys by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers after it suffered a severe boat strike.

Officers who transported the turtle to the Turtle Hospital in Marathon told staff there “to pick the toughest-sounding name” they could, because the reptile had a lot to overcome to get better.

Chuck Norris was fitted with orthopedic plates to stabilize its shell.

Additional treatment included broad-spectrum antibiotics, vitamins, lactulose and a diet of squid and fish.

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Online: The Turtle Hospital, http://turtlehospital.org

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