An official works to usher a Steller sea lion back to the ocean on Sept. 1, 2018. An improvised rescue mission involving a front-end loader and tranquilizer darts returned a desperate and dehydrated sea lion that spent four days meandering around Sitka in Alaska to the ocean. (Photo/VCG)
A sea lion that had been on land in Sitka for four days is transported in a front-end loader back to water after being darted, Sept. 3, 2018. An improvised rescue mission involving a front-end loader and tranquilizer darts returned a desperate and dehydrated sea lion that spent four days meandering around Sitka in Alaska to the ocean. (Photo/VCG)
Firefighters with the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department try to usher a Steller sea lion to the sea, Sept. 1, 2018. An improvised rescue mission involving a front-end loader and tranquilizer darts returned a desperate and dehydrated sea lion that spent four days meandering around Sitka in Alaska to the ocean. (Photo/VCG)
Firefighters with the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department try to usher a Steller sea lion to the sea, Sept. 1, 2018. An improvised rescue mission involving a front-end loader and tranquilizer darts returned a desperate and dehydrated sea lion that spent four days meandering around Sitka in Alaska to the ocean. (Photo/VCG)
