CLIP: Rescue giant Pacific octopus

"The giant Pacific octopus cannot survive outside of water for more than a few minutes," said Annie England of the Padilla Bay Conservancy.

Annie England received a call from a park ranger in Mount Vernon reporting a giant Pacific octopus stranded on the beach.

"I did not expect to find such a huge octopus alive and well," said Annie England, adding that "the Pacific octopus survived thanks to the timely help of a 10-year-old girl who was visiting the beach with her family."

A giant Pacific octopus has just been successfully rescued by a rescue team in the US. Source: Social Network

Video provided by NBC shows the girl Annie England mentioned using a bucket to scoop water over the Pacific octopus before animal rescuers arrived.

"That's the best thing to do if you see an octopus coming out of the water," added animal protection officer Annie England. "At this point, absolutely do not touch the octopus or move them. Pouring water over them and calling a lifeguard is the best way to rescue a marine animal."

In fact, the rescuers had to be very careful about where they placed their hands while moving the giant octopus. Luckily, they were able to get the octopus and the barrel together and then return them to the open sea.

"I feel relieved that the mission to rescue the giant octopus was successful. Hopefully it won't have to go through something like this again," said Annie England, adding that this was the first octopus rescue she and her team had ever carried out.

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