Elleda Wilson: In One Ear: Tiffany's tour
Dec. 2—In a Facebook post, the Lincoln City Police Department noted that on Nov. 26, they received reports that a sea lion had come up from the river, taken a neighborhood tour and was in the middle of a roadway, heading for U.S. Highway 101.
Officers arriving on the scene set up a perimeter around the pinniped, whom they named "Tiffany," so she wouldn't get hit by a car. She is pictured in Lincoln City Police Department photos.
The Oregon State Police and North Lincoln Fire and Rescue were asked to assist, and the first plan was to lure Tiffany back to the water. An officer went to Kenny's IGA Village Market, which donated several packages of fish, but Tiffany wouldn't follow the bait.
Next, the rescuers decided to corral Tiffany with sheets of plywood, and herd her to the river. Over the three-block distance, moving slowly, they gave her several hose-soaking breaks.
It worked. Even though the tide was out, the post said, Tiffany "settled down happily (at) a small stream section, and seemed content to wait it out until the next tide." Well done!
