Sick sea lion rescued on Alameda's Crown Beach dies

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Wilbur, a 7-foot sea lion, was rescued at Crown Beach in Alameda, Calif. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. (Dean C. Smith/KGO-TV)

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- A sick sea lion named Wilbur that was rescued from Crown Beach in Alameda on Tuesday has died.

The 300-pound, 7-foot-long mammal was rescued by a team of volunteers early Tuesday morning. They say he was lethargic at the time and barely moved when a net was put over him.

Wilbur passed away at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito later in afternoon.

Herculean effort to rescue Wilbur, a 7-foot long adult California sea lion by @TMMC pic.twitter.com/B8RPbR6Suo
— Dean C. Smith (@DeanCSmith) August 18, 2015

He had been out of the ocean for more than 24 hours.

A necropsy will be performed tomorrow.

PHOTOS: Sea lion rescued in Alameda

PHOTOS: Sea lion rescued in Alameda

A team from the Marine Mammal Center helped rescue an adult male California sea lion on Crown Beach in Alameda.

Big rescue of Wilbur, the sick sea lion in #Alameda by @TMMC tonight on @abc7newsBayArea pic.twitter.com/VeeTm2UQGB
— Dean C. Smith (@DeanCSmith) August 18, 2015

Rescued in #Alameda, Wilbur the sick sea lion is on his way to @TMMC for some TLC pic.twitter.com/f7H3F2huLv
— Dean C. Smith (@DeanCSmith) August 18, 2015

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