Lake's only pair of manatees survive winter as manatees die at record pace

As Florida manatees are dying at a record pace from the cold winter and algae blooms, an unlikely sea cow duo has surprised researchers for their persistence in braving frigid temperatures to survive. A manatee dubbed Leesburg - after the Lake County city where she was first spotted in 2015 - was seen by researchers from the group Sea to Shore Alliance alongside her 6-month-old calf several times this year in the St. Johns River.