2-ton elephant seal takes "unexpected journey" into residential area in South Africa before safely returning to sea

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.

The two-ton seal, which an animal welfare group said was a young male, was making his way through a suburb of Gordon's Bay near Cape Town.

Locals came out of houses and recorded videos.