Sea turtle rescued after Ian among 15 released after rehabbing in the Florida Keys

One of the turtles was found buried in seaweed by a family cleaning a boat ramp after Hurricane Ian's tropical storm-force winds brushed Key West

In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, releases Ian, a rescued juvenile green sea turtle, about 20 miles off Key West, Fla., in the Gulf Stream.KEY WEST, Fla.

The hospital’s manager, Bette Zirkelbach, said “Ian” and 14 other young sea turtles were released Saturday into a sargassum weed line about 20 miles off Key West in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Sargassum acts as camouflage for young turtles, making it an ideal habitat for their stage of life.

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