BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — After a 15-month rehabilitation, the Brevard Zoo will release a loggerhead turtle patient on Wednesday.
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Zoo Base was found off Cocoa Beach last July with a fishing line in its mouth and unable to dive.
Crews took the sea turtle to the Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center. Teams used X-rays to find that two fishing hooks were in its esophagus.
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The veterinary team at the Brevard Zoo performed surgery to remove the hooks.
Zoo Base was named in honor of the front-office staff who receive turtle calls from concerned beach visitors.
The turtle will be released at Lori Wilson Park at 4 p.m.
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