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Boater who fell into the Santa Barbara Channel helped by nudging seal, swims to oil rig safely

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ByLeo Stallworth KABC logo
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Boater lost in the Santa Barbara Channel rescued after seal encounter
Lost at sea, a Southern California boater fell into the ocean and thought he was going to die, until a nudge from a harbor seal gave him hope.
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