Killer whale rescue team puts boats back in B.C. lagoon in bid to coax calf to open water

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 puts boats back in B.C. lagoon in bid to coax calf to open water
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."