Early this morning, a weaned seal pup tried to find a bit of beach to take a snooze, but a relentlessly encroaching tide wasn’t helping. Following up on a report to Seal Sitters’ hotline, First Responder Lynn spotted the pup with the help of a jogger, just a foot from the sea wall at Lincoln Park, unnoticed by many passersby. Afraid establishing a perimeter would disturb and frighten off the pup, Lynn asked people to walk quietly past without stopping.

The wriggly pup stayed about an hour before the lapping waves pulled him/her back into Puget Sound. Followed by two more return trips to shore, he kept trying to find a dry perch. But there was just not enough land to manage any rest. Finally, the pup slipped off into the dark gray water and his silvery head was last sighted headed north off Lowman Beach. Lynn checked all public beach access from there to Constellation Park, where waves battered the shore, and saw no sign of the wandering seal pup.

Thanks to Lynn for literally going the extra mile, trying to protect this very tired pup. We are comparing identification photos to see if the pup is in our current response database or is a new visitor.