Keiko Is Free From member station KLCC, Nancy Solomon reports that the killer whale best known as the star of the movie "Free Willy," has been returned to Iceland to be released into the wild. The whale's real name is Keiko and he made the 8-hour trip in an Air Force C-17 transport plane.

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Keiko Is Free

September 10, 199812:00 AM ET

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Keiko Is Free

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From member station KLCC, Nancy Solomon reports that the killer whale best known as the star of the movie "Free Willy," has been returned to Iceland to be released into the wild. The whale's real name is Keiko and he made the 8-hour trip in an Air Force C-17 transport plane.