Sea lion crashes Chile fisherman’s interview about ‘plague of sea lions’

This is the moment a sea lion opened a gate and crashed an interview while a Chile fisherman was giving a TV interview – about what he dubbed a ‘plague’ of the animals.

More than 3,000 sea lions had taken over a beach in the Bio Bio region, central Chile, to flee from the gale-force winds and predators such as killer whales.

Local residents were happy to see the animals but one fisherman complained ‘no control has been taken’ for the ‘plague of sea lions’.

The video shows the fisherman, from local town Tome, saying ‘this is a plague’.

At the same time, a sea lion barged through a gate in the background and waddled over.

A man beside the interviewee waved his hand and tried to force the sea lion back to the beach – but the creature refused.

Residents from across Chile had travelled to see the animals, calling them ‘wonderful’.

One lady said she felt sorry that the sea lions ‘came here running away from killer whales’. 

 A sea lion opens the unlocked gate behind the interviewee and comes out

More than 3,000 sea lions took a beach in the Bio Bio region in the centre of Chile to flee from the gale-force winds and predators such as killer whales

Residents from across Chile travelled to see the animals, calling them ‘wonderful’

The group of sea lions have been on the beach for about 28 days, according to the fisherman whose interview was interrupted.

The marine mammals were thought to have been fleeing predators such as orcas, although gale force winds in the area may also have been a factor.

The South American sea lion’s technical name is the Patagonian sea lion. They were often seen resting on fishing boats, sometimes even causing the boats to sink.