CHARLOTTE the stingray has died after months of speculation about her medical mystery.
The Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO announced the heartbreaking news this weekend.
“We are sad to announce, after continuing treatment with her medical care team and specialist, our ray Charlotte passed away today,” the team said Sunday night on Facebook.
“We are continuing to work with her medical care team and research specialist.”
The update comes after Team Ecco shared in May that Charlotte was diagnosed with a rare reproductive disease in a “truly a sad and unexpected medical development.”
Charlotte, who lived in a tank at a North Carolina aquarium, was previously thought to be carrying three to four pups in a “once-in-a-lifetime science mystery” because she reportedly hadn’t shared a tank with a male ray in at least eight years.
The aquarium remains temporarily closed after the sad loss.
Read our stingray pregnancy blog for the latest updates on Charlotte…
