MELBOURNE, Fla. — A famous Central Florida manatee is set to return home on Tuesday.
Melby the manatee will be released into the Eau Gallie River, two months after he was rescued from a Melbourne storm drain.
Melby was found stuck in a drain under Neptune Drive during a drainage survey in February.
Crews had to dig up the road to rescue the manatee
Melby will be released back into the wild around 11 a.m. at Ballard Park.
Channel 9 will have a crew at the event and share updates on Eyewitness News at Noon.
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