A Giant Pacific octopus stranded on a Skagit County beach was saved by a little girl and a group of researchers last Wednesday. "It can't survive out of water for more than several minutes, it collapses their gills," said Annie England with the Padilla Bay Reserve. She got a call from the ranger at Bay View State Park in Mount Vernon on March 15 about an octopus stranded on the beach. "I wasn't anticipating finding such an alive, healthy octopus," said England. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/life/animals/giant-pacific-octopus-rescue-mount-vernon/281-4233400d-83c2-499b-9c0f-13c3bd8f399d