BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Officials at the Brevard Zoo are getting ready to send a loggerhead sea turtle back into its natural habitat.
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They have been taking care of “Curry the loggerhead” since last October.
Curry was found along Melbourne Beach covered in barnacles and algae.
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He also had a tear in one of his lungs.
Zoo officials believe a propeller struck his shell.
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A team is planning to release Curry around 11 a.m. Wednesday from James A. Nance Park at 201 N. Miramar Ave. in Indialantic.
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