Westie the sea turtle leaves Tybee for life in Atlantic Ocean - The Current

Westie the sea turtle leaves Tybee for life in Atlantic Ocean - The Current

"Westie," the loggerhead sea turtle, was released on Saturday morning after three years of captivity at The Tybee Island Marine Science Center, and is now being tracked via satellite thanks to local activist Liddy Clever. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Free Westie! Celebrity sea turtle's release celebrated on Tybee

This occasion was Westie’s first return to the beach since she was found as a hatchling. First weighing in at 21 grams, Westie has grown to a whopping 55lbs in her tenure at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.