Sausalito marine mammal rescue crew saves sea lion

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- A training exercise turned into the real thing for a marine mammal rescue team based in the Bay Area.

A Sausalito Marine Mammal Center crew was training in Monterey when they came across an adult male sea lion under the Monterey Wharf, with a rubber band around its neck.

During a 90-minute rescue, they captured him and pulled him onto a boat. They nicknamed him "HC."

Back in Sausalito, veterinarians cut the band off.

After a couple of days of recovery, they released the sea lion back into the ocean on Wednesday.

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