A 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle washed up on the Oceanfront back in 2025, and after an eight-month long rehab, he got to return to the ocean on Tuesday, according to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
“Diamond” the sea turtle spent eight months at the Darden Marine Animal Conservation Center for rehabilitation. He first washed up on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront back in Sept. 9, 2025, according to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center says the Stranding Response Team saved Diamond’s life. The large sea turtle received emergency medical care from this crew after he was first reported washed up on the Oceanfront. Professionals at the rehab facility discovered that a stingray barb was stuck in Diamond’s tongue and that his airway was clogged by both water and sand…