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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

The adult male Steller sea lion hauled out of Sitka Sound Thursday night. NOAA Fisheries biologists believe he became disoriented and could not find the ocean. The sea lion became a fixture over the weekend, attracting onlookers as it sought shelter near Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital and the surrounding woods. (Photo from Sitka Fire Department)
The adult male Steller sea lion hauled out of Sitka Sound Thursday night. NOAA Fisheries biologists believe he became disoriented and could not find the ocean. The sea lion became a fixture over the weekend, attracting onlookers as it sought shelter near Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital and the surrounding woods. (Photo from Sitka Fire Department)

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