A harbour seal pup rescued in a frail state from White Rock's waterfront in late May has made a healthy return home.

Zeus was released from the shores of Howe Sound on Tuesday (Sept. 2) by staff and volunteers with the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR), in what was described as a bittersweet yet rewarding moment.

"It's obviously a bittersweet feeling seeing them go back out, but also really nice to be able to complete his journey back out to the wild," Lindsaye Akhurst, senior manager of VAMMR, said Thursday.

The "incredibly vulnerable" newborn was found on the shoreline on May 27, weighing just 7.4 kg, still covered in lanugo – a coat normally shed in utero – and showing signs of hypothermia and dehydration.

He "would not have survived without intervention," a ne

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