Name: Keiko leaves on his longest voyage, from Oregon to Iceland | KGW Vault
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On Sept. 9, 1998, crews loaded up Keiko the orca — the titular star of the movie "Free Willy" — from his erstwhile home at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport for a trip back to his native waters in Iceland. KGW cameras were there to capture the whole process. Watch more The Story videos: https://bit.ly/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Twitter: https://x.com/kgwnews Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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the-story local news north-coast keiko the whale free willy Newport Oregon oregon coast aquarium keiko newport oregon coast aquarium keiko whale oregon coast aquarium orca orca whales killer whale

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