OL Lance Keene & The Baby Elephant Seal...

Dateline: Venice Beach, California.  Saturday, April 15, 2017.  OL Lance Keene is on duty at Navy St. and has one of the department's atv's (aka, the mule) and he has responded to SMS Tower #29 where an approximately one month old baby elephant seal has beached itself.  Lance called for Animal Rescue which later showed up and took the seal in for observation and rehabilitation.  Well done, Lance!

Here are the photos and videos... of course, which I took while off duty and before my shift that day...

Navy St. at approximately 10 a.m. on my way to the Venice Breakwater followed by Zelda's Corner Deli for the mini-donuts...  Here is Lance who unbeknownst to him... he will be responding to the elephant seal beaching itself a little over an hour later...

Watch the water √  Stay in shape √  Apply sunscreen...

Venice Breakwater!... OL Shane Gallas on duty!...

* Time Out - Zelda's mini-donut break...

Venice Boardwalk!...

return trip to Navy St./SMS Tower #29...

*** Video Alert ! ***

 Baby Elephant Seal at SMS Tower #29: The Video

     https://youtu.be/el7e--BGLY0

*** Video Alert ! ***

You're Clear!... The Video

     https://youtu.be/jWwPQc021JI

Below, the Animal Rescue vehicle in the distance at left as observed from SMS Tower #28... about a half hour later at 12 noon...

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Until next time.....


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