Orca's ocean escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for generations, says First Nation
The orphaned orca calf, trapped in a lagoon since March 23, near the community of Zeballos, B.C., about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria, swam toward the ocean in the early hours of April 26.
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![Rescue preparations continue as a two-year-old female orca calf, named kwiisahi?is, or Brave Little Hunter, by the Ehattesaht First Nation, is spotted at the Little Espinosa Inlet near Zeballos, B.C., Friday, April 19, 2024. The calf has been trapped alone in the lagoon since its pregnant mother became stranded on a rocky beach at low tide and died four weeks ago. An orca that is spewing water from its blowhole is pictured.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7187238.1714241767!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/killer-whale-calf-20240419-orca-zeballos-brave-little-hunter.jpg)
The orphaned orca calf, trapped in a lagoon since March 23, near the community of Zeballos, B.C., about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria, swam toward the ocean in the early hours of April 26.