Rescued manatee at Orlando International Airport (4)

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Description: English: Media gather to document the arrival of a pregnant manatee flown to the Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 by the crew aboard a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane from Air Station Cape Cod. The Coast Guard crew partnered with multiple animal rescue teams to transport Washburn, named Washburn after the island she was rescued on, from Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut to SeaWorld in Orlando where veterinarians will provide care until she is ready to be released to her natural Florida habitat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse. Date: 17 October 2016, 20:00:00. Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2929664/coast-guard-animal-rescue-teams-transport-pregnant-manatee-florida-following-rescue-massachusetts. Author: United States Coast Guard.