DATE: October 29, 2009 6:58:28 PM EDT

US COAST GUARD

Multimedia Release

Date:
Oct. 29, 2009

Contact:
Petty Officer 1st Class

Jennifer Johnson
786-367-7649

**Photos, video available **Coast Guard helps relocate wayward manatee

Click here to view the photo. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=698808

Click here to view the video. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=698898

MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and the Miami Seaquarium help offload a manatee from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Air Station Miami Oct. 29, 2009. The wayward manatee was rescued by New Jersey Fish and Wildlife officers near Newark, N.J., and transported by Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., to Miami where the animal will remain at the Sequarium until veterinarians feel it is fit for release. USCG photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

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