sea lion yanks a girl into the water

[still_one]

sea lion yanks a girl into the water


The first part of a now-viral video shows a sea lion swimming near a dock in Steveston, a seaside community on Canada’s western coast. The sound of cameras clicking can be heard in the background as onlookers marveled at its size.

The animal swims closer to the dock after grabbing a piece of food that someone threw.

It then rises from the water toward a little girl kneeling near the dock, then goes back in. The girl and others laugh.

She sits on the dock. After just one second, the sea lion jumps back, swiftly grabbing the girl by her white dress and dragging her into the water. Onlookers can be heard screaming in horror. A man immediately gets into the water to save the girl.


www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/05/21/video-shows-the-terrifying-moment-a-sea-lion-yanks-a-girl-into-the-water/?utm_term=.b851e8fc30a5

NOTE: This has a good outcome

[forgotmylogin]

1. Wild animals acclimated to accepting handouts can be dangerous.

This is why you don't feed bears. They don't understand the line between "food provider" and "food".

[still_one]

2. Perhaps this video will be a message regarding that

[backscatter712]

3. Very true. Never feed wild animals.

Sea lions in particular can be predatory, they're bigger than you are, and they're better swimmers. That girl should be counting her lucky stars that guy was quick enough to jump in and get her out of the water so quick. It could have easily ended very badly.

Never feed wild animals. You don't want to give predatory animals an association between humans and food.

[busterbrown]

4. Right The Fuck On!

Scary stuff..

[samnsara]

11. i used to think otters were cute until...

... I saw them mass murder all the trout in my pond. There was snow on the ground and it was a massacre. That seal only saw a morsel....

[Rollo]

22. Unless you're baiting a trap according to all applicable Fish and Game regulations...

[Rollo]

5. The sea lion may have thought the white dress was a food bag, not a person...

But still, they are wild animals and should be respected - especially after the warning the sea lion gave with the earlier lunge at the girl's face...

[PoliticAverse]

14. or was a penguin. n/t

[TeamPooka]

16. I said to my wife that sitting down the white dress looked like the white underbelly of a fish.

Grab and run!

[LeftInTX]

6. That was one quick rescue

[still_one]

7. It sure was, and while the others were frozen, this person didn't think twice. A hero

[Barack_America]

8. Wow. That first gesture by the sea lion towards the girl...

...was very aggressive even. And it continued to posture even before dragging her into the water.

I dare say that sea lion does not care for children. It's entire demeanor changed from the moment she shrieked off camera.

Thank goodness this didn't end worse.

[orangecrush]

9. Quick reaction

Saved her life!

[samnsara]

10. unbelievable the parents allowed her....

..to sit so close. these are wild animals!

[JI7]

12. especially after the first time it jumped up to her face

[Silver Gaia]

20. I agree. My first thought was that these​ parents were not paying attention!

There's no way my daughter would be sitting so close after it lunged at her like that.

[hatrack]

13. A suggestion: Don't Fucking Feed The Wild Animals!

Jesus, it's not that hard . . .

[dalton99a]

15. The comment section on YouTube has been taken over by deplorables

[Warren DeMontague]

18. youtube comment sections feature the absolute worst the human race has to offer

[dalton99a]

19. Yep.

[JHB]

21. In other words, it's a typical YouTube comments section?

A realm of the pointlessly obsessives.

[Warren DeMontague]

17. How scary. Glad she's okay.