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Viewing Gallery: Sea Turtle Release

Published: July 26, 2009

Hundreds of spectators gathered Sunday at Beachwalker County Park on Kiawah Island to watch the release of two Kemp's ridley sea turtles, dubbed Wadmalaw and Winyah, and one loggerhead sea turtle called Kiawah. The three turtles were all rehabilitated at the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital.

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Kiawah, a loggerhead turtle, makes waves as he returns to the ocean on Kiawah Island after being rehabilitated at the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital since March.

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