Yesterday morning, SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team, Sea2Shore and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) returned BMan, a sub-adult male manatee, to the waters off Port St. John in Merritt Island, Fla., after receiving long-termcare and rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando for the past year.
(SeaWorld Animal Rescue Team loads BMan into the Sea Rescue Truck to be returned to the Indian River).
BMan received his name because the shape of his paddle is in the formation of a “B.” 
BMan was rescued by FWC and Sea2Shore from the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Palm Coast, Fla., on January 9, 2013, due to cold stress. Following his rescue, he was transported to SeaWorld Orlando by FWC, where he received medical treatment and rehabilitation, including antibiotics, fluids and other supportive care.
(BMan, a sub-adult male manatee, prepares for his return to the water after he was medically cleared. He measured 8 feet long and weighed 810 pounds, nearly doubling his weight since his arrival).
After being medically cleared for the return, BMan was transported by SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team to Merritt Island, a place close to where he was found ill. At the time of his return, BMan measured 8 feet long and weighed 810 pounds, nearly doubling his weight since his arrival.
(SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team loads BMan into the rescue boat).
So far in 2014, SeaWorld Orlando has rescued four and returned five manatees back to their natural environment. SeaWorld animal experts have helped more than 23,000 animals in need - ill, injured, orphaned and abandoned - for more than four decades. If you see injured marine animal, you can help by calling the FWC hotline at 1(888) 404-3922 or by dialing *FWC on a cellular device.
(SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team heads out to the Indian River to return BMan to his home after receiving care and rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando for the past year).
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(SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue Team waits for the right moment to return BMan back to the waters of the Indian River).