The belly of an escaped sea lion falls on an employee of the marine park of Mallorca

Crushed by Triton: The belly of an escaped sea lion falls on an employee who tries to push the 330-pound beast back into its enclosure at the Mallorca Marine Park. section byline-plain">By Elena Salvoni
Posted: 11:32 BST, 17 July 2023 | Updated: 13:02 BST, 17 July 2023

This is the moment a sea lion that had climbed up the side of her enclosure fell several feet, slamming her guardian to the ground as she tried to push the animal away 330 pounds.
As the sea lion, called Tritón, teetered on the edge of his glass tank, keeper Sonia could be seen rushing to prevent her from falling.
But then the friendly beast crashed into her, its weight knocking Sonia to the ground instantly and leaving the onlookers in Marineland from Mallorca worried she had 'broke something'.
British, German and American tourists watched in horror as the incident unfolded, with several seen jumping from their seats.
But fortunately, shortly after the aquatic mammal and its guardian hit the ground, they appeared to recover quickly, with Tritón seen waddling after Sonia as the couple rushed to have him examined by doctors.

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The belly of an escaped sea lion falls on an employee of the marine park of Mallorca

Crushed by Triton: The belly of an escaped sea lion falls on an employee who tries to push the 330-pound beast back into its enclosure at the Mallorca Marine Park. section byline-plain">By Elena Salvoni

Posted: 11:32 BST, 17 July 2023 | Updated: 13:02 BST, 17 July 2023

This is the moment a sea lion that had climbed up the side of her enclosure fell several feet, slamming her guardian to the ground as she tried to push the animal away 330 pounds.

As the sea lion, called Tritón, teetered on the edge of his glass tank, keeper Sonia could be seen rushing to prevent her from falling.

But then the friendly beast crashed into her, its weight knocking Sonia to the ground instantly and leaving the onlookers in Marineland from Mallorca worried she had 'broke something'.

British, German and American tourists watched in horror as the incident unfolded, with several seen jumping from their seats.

But fortunately, shortly after the aquatic mammal and its guardian hit the ground, they appeared to recover quickly, with Tritón seen waddling after Sonia as the couple rushed to have him examined by doctors.