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DISPATCH FOR MILE 218 on 3/4/11   -   BEACHBUM LOCATION Lincoln  •  Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek CONDITIONS Friday 9:00 AM SUMMARY Dead California sea lion on the sand at high tide line, about 700 metres north of Agate Beach Wayside. The animal appears to have died fairly recently; completely intact except for exposed soft tissue (eyes, lips) which the gulls were working. First fresh carcass to wash up on this section of beach for quite some time. OBSERVER Beachbum EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/4/11 6:49 PM PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US