This is the heartbreaking moment an injured sea lion nicknamed Amber swims straight up to boat off the Californian coast in seek of urgent help.<br /><br />The sea lion, which had apparently been attacked by something in the water and was starving, was filmed swimming up to and jumping onto a boat near Laguna Beach in Orange County.<br /><br />“Amber swam directly for our boat and came aboard without hesitation. <br /><br />“If she bites, there is a chance of bacteria (or) disease but she was as friendly as a stray dog. She was desperate,” says filmer Hugo Zusho. <br /><br />Zusho and his friends on the boat took Amber straight to the Pacific Marine Mammal Centre in Laguna Beach to get her the help she needed.<br /><br />The footage has recently emerged online.<br /><br />++ Clients please note the music is ROYALTY FREE by www.bensound.com ++
