Baby sea lion sneaks onto San Diego boat, wakes owner up with snores
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- A San Diego boat owner got the surprise of a lifetime when he woke up to find a baby sea lion sleeping on the bunk next to him!
At about 2:30 a.m., Michael Duffy woke up to the sound of snoring. He looked around, didn't see anything and it went away. He figured maybe a friend had crashed for the night in his boat, which is docked at the Yacht Club.
About four hours later, he woke up to a sneeze and more snoring.
"Right there, curled up just like a dog on one of my bunks, was a tiny, little baby sea lion," Duffy said. "I was shocked."
Duffy woke the pup up and coaxed it back into the water.
"He followed my instructions like a dog," Duffy said. "Then every once in a while he looks back and he didn't look like he wanted to leave."
He says the pup appeared healthy and thinks it may be one of hundreds rescued and released recently.
Sister station KGTV contributed to this report.
