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"Behemoth" loggerhead sea turtle set free after rehabilitation at NC aquarium

After almost a full year in the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center, Behemoth has been released back into the Atlantic.
NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
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After almost a full year in the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center, Behemoth has been released back into the Atlantic.

After almost a full year in the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center, Behemoth has been released back into the Atlantic.

Officials at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island said staff, visitors, and volunteers have grown to love the 335-pound loggerhead big boy, but it is always the ultimate goal for the turtle patients to return home.

Hundreds turned out as Behemoth and a juvenile green sea turtle were set free at Coquina Beach in Nags Head Tuesday morning.

Annette is originally a Midwest gal, born and raised in Michigan, but with career stops in many surrounding states, the Pacific Northwest, and various parts of the southeast. She has been involved in the media industry in eastern North Carolina for more than three years. An award-winning journalist and mother of four, Annette moved to ENC to be closer to family – in particular, her two young grandchildren. It’s possible that a -27 day with a -68 windchill in Minnesota may have also played a role in that decision. In her spare time, Annette does a lot of toddler and baby cuddling, reading, designing costumes for children’s theater and producing the coolest Halloween costumes anyone has ever seen. She has also worked as a diversity and inclusion facilitator serving school districts and large corporations. It’s the people that make this beautiful area special, and she wants to share those stories that touch the hearts of others. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.