A young Harbor Seal, in some distress, was rescued by the Seal Sitters and volunteers from the NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network on Sunday at the Don Armeni boat launch.

The seal, according one of the Seal Sitters, was "hiccuping" as it lay near the waters edge on the boat launch ramp and in obvious distress since it was spotted around 2:30pm.

It was gently collected and taken to the SeaLife Rescue Center, operated by SR3 (SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research) in Des Moines. It’s the Pacific Northwest’s only dedicated marine wildlife hospital.