'How is this possible?' Sea lion is rescued from yard a mile from La Jolla Cove

[Zorro]

A juvenile sea lion from La Jolla Cove is back at SeaWorld San Diego for a second round of rehabilitation after a dramatic rescue that ended in the front yard of a house nearly a mile from the La Jolla coast.

The male pup is thought to have made its way out of The Cove, likely in the nighttime or early morning in late January, and wandered through The Village and across Torrey Pines Road before settling in the yard of a house on Massena Street near La Jolla Country Club. The yard is enclosed by a short stone wall.

Residents Kim Weiss and Alan London were out of town at the time and were awakened by an alert on their home security system at about 7:15 a.m. Jan. 26. They originally thought intruders were at the house, but a gathering in front turned out to be people looking to help the sea lion.

They soon got on a video call with neighbors and learned the pup had been seen scampering in the yard and resting on the porch.

“We thought ‘How is this possible?’” Weiss said. “We have enjoyed seeing the sea lions at The Cove, but we never knew they could be capable of something like this.”

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Must have heard La Jolla was a nice place to visit.