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Dead manatee found in Stuart waterway

Posted at 10:07 AM, Jul 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-02 18:51:05-04

A dead manatee was found in a Stuart waterway Saturday morning. 

According to a witness, the manatee was spotted at the Riverside Shores neighborhood. 

Crews pulled the dead manatee from water polluted by toxic blue-green algae. 

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is performing a necropsy on the manatee and says it may take weeks to determine the cause of death. 

This story as more information becomes available.