Seal. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 17 A seal helped save American boater Scott Thompson, who fell into the waters of the Santa Barbara Sound off the coast of California, ABC reported. According to the TV channel, the incident occurred last month. A man, while miles from land, accidentally fell out of a boat into cold water at night. The boat's engine continued to run without her owner, so Thompson was unable to reach her. According to the man, he was panicked, but the unexpected appearance of the seal was a «sign from above», convincing him of the possibility of escaping. escaped from seals in the Kuril Islands «It was a medium-sized sea seal … The seal went under water, emerged and pushed me,» Thompson quotes the channel as saying. After meeting with the seal, the man decided to get to the oil platform located closer than the shore. Thompson sailed in complete darkness for about five hours. The crew on board the oil platform helped him. The coast guard took the man to the hospital where he was treated for hypothermia.
