Turtle returning to ocean after recovering from spear attack

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, left, manager of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, provides youngsters marine resources education about “Splinter,” a federally protected green sea turtle, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The 150-pound reptile was subsequently released Friday, about seven weeks after it was rescued off Key Largo, Fla., with a spear shot into its neck. A veterinarian surgically removed the spear at the hospital and “Splinter” recovered. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, left, and Richie Moretti, right, both of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, place “Splinter,” a federally protected green sea turtle, onto the beach Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The 150-pound reptile was released some seven weeks after it was rescued off Key Largo, Fla., with a spear shot into its neck. A veterinarian surgically removed the spear at the hospital and “Splinter” recovered. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, right, manager of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, and spectators watch as “Splinter,” a federally protected green sea turtle, crawls to the Atlantic Ocean Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The 150-pound reptile was rescued off Key Largo, Fla., Sept. 7, 2019, with a spear shot into its neck and was transported to the hospital where a veterinarian surgically removed it. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

KEY WEST, Fla. — A federally protected green sea turtle was released in the Florida Keys after recovering from a spear shot into its neck.

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