Dozens gathered on the beach at Alligator Point to watch as the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Echo the sea turtle back into the Gulf of Mexico.

Dozens gathered on the beach at Alligator Point to watch as the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Echo the green sea turtle back into the Gulf of Mexico.

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