Things to be thankful for: TB Reporter, people who rescue manatees, and Eckerd

Some things you're glad you didn't miss and you're glad somebody was there to record it. In this case, we're glad someone was there from the Tampa Bay Reporter when the manatee nicknamed DeSoto was returned to the wild. DeSoto was found a couple of months ago stranded on a sandbar and feeling poorly because of red tide. The burly fellow was taken to Lowry Park Zoo's manatee hospital for treatment. Now he's feeling better and he was released at Eckerd College's waterfront park. Watch the video. You'll get a kick out of it. Eckerd's Search and Rescue team was in the thick of it. Here's a story in The Gabber about it, too.