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still_one

(98,883 posts) Sun May 21, 2017, 10:21 PM May 2017

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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

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sea lion yanks a girl into the water [View all] still_one May 2017 OP

Wild animals acclimated to accepting handouts can be dangerous. forgotmylogin May 2017 #1

Perhaps this video will be a message regarding that still_one May 2017 #2

Very true. Never feed wild animals. backscatter712 May 2017 #3

Right The Fuck On! busterbrown May 2017 #4

i used to think otters were cute until... samnsara May 2017 #11

Unless you're baiting a trap according to all applicable Fish and Game regulations... Rollo May 2017 #22

The sea lion may have thought the white dress was a food bag, not a person... Rollo May 2017 #5

or was a penguin. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #14

I said to my wife that sitting down the white dress looked like the white underbelly of a fish. TeamPooka May 2017 #16

That was one quick rescue LeftInTX May 2017 #6

It sure was, and while the others were frozen, this person didn't think twice. A hero still_one May 2017 #7

Wow. That first gesture by the sea lion towards the girl... Barack_America May 2017 #8

Quick reaction orangecrush May 2017 #9

unbelievable the parents allowed her.... samnsara May 2017 #10

especially after the first time it jumped up to her face JI7 May 2017 #12

I agree. My first thought was that these parents were not paying attention! Silver Gaia May 2017 #20

A suggestion: Don't Fucking Feed The Wild Animals! hatrack May 2017 #13

The comment section on YouTube has been taken over by deplorables dalton99a May 2017 #15

youtube comment sections feature the absolute worst the human race has to offer Warren DeMontague May 2017 #18

Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #19

In other words, it's a typical YouTube comments section? JHB May 2017 #21

How scary. Glad she's okay. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #17