February 13, 2026
A hitchhiking sea lion pup got a visit from a familiar face at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach on Thursday.
“I can tell he’s filled out already,” father Matthew Miller said.
Miller and his 11-year-old daughter Ellie met the little pup last month while they were sailing off the coast of San Clemente. Right away, they realized something was wrong.
The sick sea lion named Chump hopped aboard to get some help from an Orange County hospital/Matthew Miller/CBS News