The National Aquarium's 150th rehabilitated marine animal was just released into the Atlantic Ocean!
Lily the grey seal was found stranded off the coast of Deleware nearly two-months-ago with a broken jaw that made it impossible for her to eat, reported Discovery.
The aquarium's Animal Rescue Team worked together over the course of seven weeks to nurse the seal back to health. Once Lily received her clean bill of health the team happily sent her back to the ocean, where she belongs.
Crowds of people supported Lily on her big day going back to the wild at at Assateague State Park in Maryland.
A few folks have come down to see Lily off! pic.twitter.com/rVQlVmHIt9
— National Aquarium (@NatlAquarium) June 9, 2015
It's GO time! Here's Lily ready to make her way to the water: pic.twitter.com/dwt9Y1BDOE — National Aquarium (@NatlAquarium) June 9, 2015
By 10:30 a.m. EST on June 9 Lily finally made her way back into the ocean!
