SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – It’s a disturbing discovery along San Diego Bay — a sea lion impaled by a fishing gaff.
It was first spotted off Coronado Wednesday and on Thursday, Sea World crews are trying to rescue the sea lion spotted near Seaport Village.
When Elliott Smith-Watson tried to walk past the sea lion, he couldn’t believe what he saw.
“That was intentional, whoever did it,” he said. “For a gaff, you have to… there’s no way it’s just in the water and pokes you. It’s not meant to be sharp. You have to really hit something with it.”
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