WATCH: A sea lion was spotted with some sort of trauma to its back flipper in Avila Beach, marine wildlife crews approached it slowly using shields to obscure their shapes and serve as protection during the rescue. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3scF1xX | FOX26

Last week, the SeaWorld San Diego rescue team received a call from a boater in San Diego Bay near Point Loma that reported a sea lion on a buoy with his had stuck inside a welded piece of metal, a rare position for a sea lion to be in. In response to the call, the SeaWorld Rescue Team requested the Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department (HPD) to confirm the animal’s location and the condition of the animal. Once HPD confirmed the animal’s location, they picked up and transported three SeaWor