JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A large sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday.

The adult female named Pennywise, which weighs 302 pounds (137 kilograms), was deemed healthy and strong enough to return to the wild after being treated by Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s veterinary team for the past few months.

“Sea turtle interactions with boats are fatal. So seeing Pennywise survive her injuries and being able to make it to our center was very, very special,” said Marika Weber, a veterinary technician at the center. “It was something that we could fix, heal her up and get her back out into the ocean.”

The center had to transport the turtle to a horse clinic for diagnostic imaging because she was too large to

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