An authority for Steveston Harbour in British Columbia, Canada \u2014 where a young girl was dragged into the water by a sea lion \u2014 is urging visitors not to feed the marine mammals<\/b>
\nAuthorities for Steveston Harbour in British Columbia, Canada \u2014 where a young girl was dragged into the water by a sea lion, as seen in a now-viral video \u2014 are urging visitors not to feed the marine mammals.
\u201cIt\u2019s total stupidity on the part of the adults, \u201d Steveston Harbor authority Robert Kiesman told Today on Monday, May 22, of the incident. \u201cNot only do you let your family members feed a wild animal, but then they went and let their little girl sit on the edge of the dock, with her back to it, with her dress hanging over it.\u201d
Kiesman told the outlet that feeding sea lions is the equivalent to offering food to bears. \u201cDon\u2019 t go up to a bear in a forest and hand it a ham sandwich, \u201d he continued. \u201cDon\u2019 t come to the dock and throw crackers at a sea lion. It\u2019s common sense.\u201d
As previously reported, a girl was seen being dragged into the water by a sea lion in a YouTube clip published on Saturday, May 20. In the video, which has now garnered more than 2.2 million views, the sea lion can be seen swimming near the Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf as spectators throw bits of food into the water. Moments after the girl leaned over the edge of the wharf to get a closer look at the sea lion, animal jumped up to grab her by the dress and pulled her into the water.
A man quickly jumped into the water to rescue her and lifted her out of the water and away from the sea lion. The girl and her family quickly fled the scene as another man can be heard asking her rescuer if he\u2019s OK.
According to Michael Fujiwara, who captured the dramatic footage, the girl\u2019s family \u201cwere just in shock\u201d over the terrifying incident. \u201cThey were pretty shaken up, \u201d he told CBC News on Saturday.
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