The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.

"Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her, underwent a series of successful surgeries at the Turtle Hospital.

Ten rescued sea turtles have returned to the ocean waters off Florida after being rehabilitated by the New England Aquarium and Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS), according to aquarium officials.