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An 86-year-old fisherman in Alert Bay saves a drowning river otter pup with heroic CPR—mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions—after finding it tangled in a fishing net. Working with his niece and nephew, he freed three otters, even getting bitten while saving them. Though wildlife experts caution against human-style resuscitation on wild animals, Mellish’s quick action stabilized the pup, which later recovered at a hospital and was released after ten days. Mellish, a believer in reincarnation and karma, opened the enclosure for its release, hoping to remind people to be more careful with their gear around wildlife.

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