Diana Nyad Marks 10th Anniversary Of Cuba-To-Key West Swim By Releasing Rehabilitated Sea Turtle

CBS Miami

October 24, 2023

KEY WEST — Writer and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad marked the 10th anniversary of her 111-mile swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West by helping a rehabilitated sea turtle return to the Atlantic Ocean -- at the same beach where she completed her epic trek.

On Sunday, Nyad and her Cuba swim expedition leader Bonnie Stoll helped release Rocky — a 120-lb. female green sea turtle — back into the ocean.

Rocky was rescued in January by Florida Fish & Wildlife officers off Key Largo after being discovered struggling and unable to dive. At the hospital in Marathon, the turtle required an eight-hour intestinal surgery, breathing treatments and a blood transfusion, followed by months of medications and recovery, exhibiting a determination and resilience that echoed Nyad's own.

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