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Public assistance sought in locating injured manatee in North Carolina

UPDATE: The manatee was picked up in a creek near Greenville, North Carolina and brought to Florida. Click here for the new information.


OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — The OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network wants the public’s help in locating an injured manatee.

It was last spotted near Kitty Hawk Bay on Tuesday, Oct. 29. It also has healing propeller wounds near its tail.

If you see the manatee, immediately report the sighting to the Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline at 252-564-2733 with an exact location.