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Dramatic Rescue: Sea Lion Suffers Deadly Entanglement (VIDEO)

Dramatic Rescue: Sea Lion Suffers Deadly Entanglement (VIDEO)

When a big male Steller sea lion was spotted near San Juan Island with a plastic packing strap slicing deep into his neck, the only chance to save him was to launch a risky rescue mission. Today, footage of that dramatic operation is being made public for the first time.

The latest episode of Salish Sea Wild – a wildlife documentary series about the Salish Sea produced by the SeaDoc Society – puts you out on the water with the team as they work to sedate and free the 500-pound animal while battling huge tides, dangerous currents and jagged rocks.