If you're familiar with the final scene from Free Willy, you'll know just how cathartic it is to watch an animal be returned to the wild from whence it came.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland, Australia, have documented one such heart-warming return of a rescued turtle named Summer.
More wonderful still is the fact that her release a horde of school children and their parents stood as witness to the release; cheering and clapping. If anything's going to send a turtle packing, it's probably this.
Summer was previously found at the Port of Townsville with two fishing hooks lodged in her mouth. Her release comes after several months of recuperation under the watchful eye of staff.
The 15 to 20-year-old hybrid green and hawksbill turtle started off her return to the sea with a touch of performance anxiety, but with a helpful nudge and a lot of cheering, she made it back home to the deep blue sea.
The marine park also released another rescued turtle, Sophie. Be free, ladies.
