A woman witnessed the brutal side of nature in the waters south of Nanaimo last week.

Lindsay Bryant was getting ready to go for a swim in the ocean off the Cedar shoreline south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Nov. 16, at about 12:30 p.m., when she saw a sea lion behaving unusually in Stuart Channel about 100 metres offshore.

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In the video the sea lion can be seen thrashing with the octopus in its mouth and then tossing the animal before going after it and repeating the action. After a few moments the activity quieted down and the sea lion submerged.

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She enjoys swimming in cold winter water of the channel, which she said has health benefits, and she participates in polar bear swims as well.

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Bryant said she wished she had a better camera to record the event. Based on the size of the sea lion, which she said is one of the larger ones she香蕉视频直播檚 seen in the area, she estimated the octopus was fairly large too.

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