{"id":330944,"date":"2025-12-04T23:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/330944\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T23:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:33:11","slug":"bartender-yells-grab-the-salmon-after-seal-galumphs-into-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/330944\/","title":{"rendered":"Bartender yells \u2018grab the salmon\u2019 after seal galumphs into bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MH5E5CBCVZCHHB2P2MV3T5WOCM\">Patrons were shocked when a wandering seal flopped its way into a bar. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"M7UMHOIDRJERBEHREGT4A3WG6Q\">According to a Facebook post, the bizarre incident occurred at the Sprig + Fern The Meadows craft beer bar in Richmond on New Zealand\u2019s South Island on Nov. 30. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UQMWWB7IGFBELA6MDY36J7N5RI\">\u201cEveryone was in shock,\u201d co-owner Bella Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/seal-bar-new-zealand-pub-richmond-487e2a8207c9f0e69be79ac7eb8045c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/seal-bar-new-zealand-pub-richmond-487e2a8207c9f0e69be79ac7eb8045c0\">told the Associated Press.<\/a> \u201cOh my gosh. What do we do? What\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TFAEFQDNTBBT7AQHIPTM5WQIVQ\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/us-world\/2025\/12\/party-animal-drunk-raccoon-goes-on-liquor-store-rampage-passes-out-in-bathroom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/us-world\/2025\/12\/party-animal-drunk-raccoon-goes-on-liquor-store-rampage-passes-out-in-bathroom.html\">Party animal: Drunk raccoon goes on liquor store rampage, passes out in bathroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BFVIEV425RH7ZIGLDKKM6PMRZ4\">Video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2368264640293479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2368264640293479\">posted by the bar<\/a> showed the creature galumphing around the space while being chased by employees as the \u201cMission Impossible\u201d theme plays. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HWJB2HPJ7ZGUTJK7O4QQSE2YCI\">It eventually dashed into a restroom and then hid under the dishwasher before it could be safely caught. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OCI4W5MV7RH2JPA7VUSVWPLDZ4\">Evans said staff lured the unusual visitor out of its hiding place using a pizza topping the pub was offering as a special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LK63AZRQZRB57PIHL5D2EQFMEY\">\u201cI just went to my fianc\u00e9, I said, grab the salmon! Grab the salmon!\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L2CHB4UGPRFBRGFD2IJZPL3VOY\">The Department of Conservation shortly after and safely picked up the pup to return it to the wild. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OWAIWFQ3C5BCVMQVTLPZCNEKYQ\">There are estimated to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/nature\/native-animals\/marine-mammals\/seals\/nz-fur-seal\/#:~:text=Introduction,well%20as%20parts%20of%20Australia.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/nature\/native-animals\/marine-mammals\/seals\/nz-fur-seal\/#:~:text=Introduction,well%20as%20parts%20of%20Australia.\">over 200,000 fur seals<\/a> in New Zealand, with numbers growing thanks to federal protections. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrons were shocked when a wandering seal flopped its way into a bar. 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