Killer whale rescue team continues efforts to coax calf to ocean

A flotilla of up to 10 vessels, taking advantage of the best tidal flows in days, was on the waters of a remote lagoon off northern Vancouver Island Thursday in an effort to coax a young killer whale back to the open ocean, but "a successful outcome is not guaranteed."

Killer whale rescue team continues efforts to coax calf to ocean
A killer whale and its calf are shown in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C.

A flotilla of up to 10 vessels, taking advantage of the best tidal flows in days, was on the waters of a remote lagoon off northern Vancouver Island Thursday in an effort to coax a young killer whale back to the open ocean, but "a successful outcome is not guaranteed."