Killer Whale Calf Trapped in BC Swims out of Lagoon on Her Own

A two-year-old female orca calf is seen swimming in the Little Espinosa Inlet near Zeballos, B.C., on April 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide on April 26 morning.

The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although she still has to leave the Little Espinosa Inlet to reach open ocean.