Overview
- Serfor teams, Policía Nacional officers and Serenazgo personnel secured the scene on the Costa Verde between Barranco and Chorrillos after witnesses reported the stranded sea lion.
- Specialists found the animal weak and unable to move and noted traces of blood on its muzzle while they organized transport for veterinary care.
- Police and Serenazgo cordoned off the area to keep bystanders away and reduce stress on the animal while Serfor coordinated the rescue.
- After several hours on the rocks the sea lion swam back into the ocean on its own and its definitive health status will be set after any needed specialist evaluation.
- Officials linked the incident to recent anomalous strong waves along the Peruvian coast and urged the public to report marine strandings through Serfor’s alert channels rather than intervening directly.