UPDATE JANUARY 14, 2022:
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The ashes of Winter the dolphin have been returned to the sea, about two months after the beloved marine mammal of movie star fame died at a Florida aquarium. Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff members released a seal salt urn containing Winter’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico from a U.S. Coast Guard boat Thursday. Winter died in November at age 16 of an inoperable intestinal problem. Winter was rescued in 2005 along Florida’s East Coast after her tail got caught in a crab trap rope and had to be amputated. The uplifting story of her recovery using a prosthetic tail was the subject of the two Dolphin Tale films in 2011 and 2014.
DECEMBER 13, 2022:
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida aquarium has created a legacy for its famed Winter the Dolphin following her recent death, including virtual reality encounters with the star of the Dolphin Tale movies. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium announced Friday that Winter’s legacy will include an ongoing memorial, a funding endowment, a special song and the release of her cremated ashes in the ocean. Winter died on Nov. 11, 2021, at age 16 of an inoperable intestinal problem. She was rescued in December 2005 after her tail became caught in a crab trap rope. The uplifting story of her recovery using an unprecedented prosthetic tail was told in the two Dolphin Tale films, making her a hero to people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
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