— A killer whale calf made her own bid for freedom Friday for a potential reunion with extended family in the nearby ocean, swimming under a bridge at high tide and out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon where she had been trapped for more than a month.
The orca calf, estimated to be about two years old, was seen breaching and playing near the bridge end of the lagoon for much of Thursday evening, but only a few people were there to witness her escape as she swam under the bridge, he said. A Fisheries Department statement Friday said members of the Nuchatlaht and Ehattesaht First Nations, who were in a small inflatable vessel, were able to entice the killer whale calf to exit the lagoon by tossing her sea lion meat.
"They will encourage her out toward the open ocean where it is hoped that the Brave Little Hunter's calls will now be heard by her family," said the Ehattesaht statement."Today, the community of Zeballos and people everywhere are waking up to some incredible news and what can only be described as pride for strength this little orca has shown."
The last reported sighting of Bigg's killer whales was more than two weeks ago in the Barkley Sound area, southwest of Zeballos, near Ucluelet.
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