TAMPA, Fla. — A young manatee found himself washed onto MacDill Air Force Base "courtesy of Hurricane Helene."
As the Category 4 storm brought record storm surge to the Bay area, officials said that rising water helped lift the 2 to 3-year-old manatee onto the base, which staff decided to name "Troy."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helped MacDill staff rescue and safely release "Troy" back into the bay.
"Thanks to the teamwork today, he has a long life ahead of him," officials said.
10 Tampa Bay's Weather Impact team is reported record-breaking levels of storm surge across the Tampa Bay area during Hurricane Helene.
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