A sick sea lion is being treated at a veterinary clinic following its rescue from a neighborhood in San Rafael.

Residents spotted the animal on Saturday morning along Point San Pedro Road near the Loch Lomond Yacht Club.

“It was initially reported that the sea lion was near a vehicle and was trying to get under it or near it,” said San Rafael police Sgt. Justin Graham. “The officers and firefighters, not normally having to deal with this type of situation, used materials that were on hand.”

The rescuers used police shields, cardboard and a basket to guide the animal to a park nearby, where it took an interest in water sprinklers. The effort to capture it took more than two hours. Graham said the sea lion was “not very cooperative.”

The Marine Mammal Center, the clinic in the Marin Head

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