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Snooty, world's oldest known manatee, dies aged 69 in 'heartbreaking accident'
Source: The Guardian
Snooty, world's oldest known manatee, dies aged 69 in 'heartbreaking accident'
• Snooty reportedly got stuck in a maintenance hatch at South Florida Museum
• Museum says: ‘A lot of people loved that manatee. We loved him too’
Martin Pengelly
Sunday 23 July 2017 20.59 BST
Snooty, the world’s oldest known manatee, died on Sunday at his Florida home, a day after celebrating his 69th birthday.
In a statement, South Florida Museum chief executive Brynne Anne Besio said Snooty’s death appeared to be “a heartbreaking accident” and added that staff were “devastated”
In a press conference from Bradenton broadcast on Facebook on Sunday afternoon, museum provost and chief operating officer Jeff Rodgers said Snooty died after becoming stuck in a maintenance hatch leading off the tank he shared with three young rescued manatees, Randall, Baca and Gale.
“The hatch is big enough for a 1,300lb manatee to get in,” Rodgers said. “It appears that he was not able to get himself back around to get himself out of the situation.”
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• Snooty reportedly got stuck in a maintenance hatch at South Florida Museum
• Museum says: ‘A lot of people loved that manatee. We loved him too’
Martin Pengelly
Sunday 23 July 2017 20.59 BST
Snooty, the world’s oldest known manatee, died on Sunday at his Florida home, a day after celebrating his 69th birthday.
In a statement, South Florida Museum chief executive Brynne Anne Besio said Snooty’s death appeared to be “a heartbreaking accident” and added that staff were “devastated”
In a press conference from Bradenton broadcast on Facebook on Sunday afternoon, museum provost and chief operating officer Jeff Rodgers said Snooty died after becoming stuck in a maintenance hatch leading off the tank he shared with three young rescued manatees, Randall, Baca and Gale.
“The hatch is big enough for a 1,300lb manatee to get in,” Rodgers said. “It appears that he was not able to get himself back around to get himself out of the situation.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/23/snooty-worlds-oldest-manatee-dies-69
