Yesterday, Placentia RCMP received a call about a young seal who had made its way to the parking lot of the Placentia Mall on Blockhouse Drive in Placentia, most likely from the frozen inlet behind the mall.
While police were responding, the seal continued to travel further from the water. It crossed over a roadway and entered the back yard of a nearby residence. With the little guy not knowing the rules of the road, police remained in the area to prevent him from entering back onto the roadway, while officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada were called in to assist.
The seal was safely escorted back to the ocean by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.