Otter pup revived by CPR, reunited with family, after choking on fishing net in B.C.
An Alert Bay resident revived the pup with CPR after it was found tangled in fishing net, and police warned about unsecured gear.
- On July 28, Gordon Mellish, a resident of Alert Bay, British Columbia, revived an unresponsive sea otter pup trapped in a fishing net at Namgis Dock, performing CPR after residents heard distress sounds.
- Residents discovered three pups entangled in abandoned fishing net after hearing "what sounded like babies crying" near the water; Two swam free immediately, but the third remained unresponsive and trapped.
- Mellish, who has saved at least 10 people using CPR, adapted his technique to the animal, providing "half a breath of life" through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to restore the pup's breathing.
- After several days of specialized rehabilitation care, the pup made a full recovery. On Tuesday, Mellish released the animal 20 feet from the water's edge, where it swam away after circling the cage.
- Alert Bay RCMP warned residents yesterday to secure fishing gear properly to prevent wildlife harm, saying the incident "serves as an important reminder" to protect local wildlife in the community.
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Rescued otter pup revived with CPR, returned to its family on Cormorant Island - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
On July 28, the Alert Bay RCMP was notified of an injured otter at the ’Namgis Dock in Alert Bay. Earlier that day, local residents heard sounds of animals in distress and went to investigate. Upon arrival, they discovered three juvenile otters entangled in sections of a fishing net that had been left on the dock, an area frequently travelled by local wildlife. The residents acted quickly and carefully, successfully freeing two of the otter pups…
Rescued otter pup revived with CPR, returned to its family on Cormorant Island - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
On July 28, the Alert Bay RCMP was notified of an injured otter at the ’Namgis Dock in Alert Bay. Earlier that day, local residents heard sounds of animals in distress and went to investigate. Upon arrival, they discovered three juvenile otters entangled in sections of a fishing net that had been left on the dock, an area frequently travelled by local wildlife. The residents acted quickly and carefully, successfully freeing two of the otter pups…
Rescued otter pup revived with CPR, returned to its family on Cormorant Island - Northern Sentinel
On July 28, the Alert Bay RCMP was notified of an injured otter at the ’Namgis Dock in Alert Bay. Earlier that day, local residents heard sounds of animals in distress and went to investigate. Upon arrival, they discovered three juvenile otters entangled in sections of a fishing net that had been left on the dock, an area frequently travelled by local wildlife. The residents acted quickly and carefully, successfully freeing two of the otter pups…
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Rescued otter pup revived with CPR, returned to its family on Cormorant Island
On July 28, the Alert Bay RCMP was notified of an injured otter at the ’Namgis Dock in Alert Bay. Earlier that day, local residents heard sounds of animals in distress and went to investigate. Upon arrival, they discovered three juvenile otters entangled in sections of a fishing net that had been left on the dock, an area frequently travelled by local wildlife. The residents acted quickly and carefully, successfully freeing two of the otter pups…
Underwater mission: Phi Phi National Park officials and volunteer divers retrieved over 60 meters of fishing nets belonging to an illegal fishing group, abandoned near a coral reef. They rescued live marine animals caught in the nets and released them back into the wild.
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