Oregon cops have corralled a roaming sea lion into the nearest river point after she ‘refused to come quietly’ despite the use of fish bait.

The sea lion, named Tiffany by the local cops, was spotted wandering the streets of Lincoln City in the US state of Oregon on 26th November.

The police said the marine mammal came ashore from the Siletz River and roamed Southeast 51st Street before officers arrived and set up a barrier around her.

During several hours, the police tried several methods of tempting the sea lion back into the water, but to no avail.

In a Facebook post on 26th November, the police said: “Tiffany was very content on staying in the middle of the roadway and slowly moved closer to Highway 101.”

One officer nipped to a local shop to purchase fresh fish, but Tiffany was “too over-stimulated and unfortunately was not willing to follow the bait”, according to the police.

With no other option available to them, the police decided to use plywood sheets to slowly corral the marine animal to the nearest river point, just three blocks from their location.

The police said: “After several breaks for the sake [of] Tiffany’s health, (and a few refreshing soaks from garden hoses) she was guided to an opening which led down to the river.

“The tide was currently out and would be a while longer before she would be covered in water completely, but she settled down happily [in] a small stream section and seemed content to wait it out until the next tide.”

The police said they had never dealt with such a situation in Lincoln City before, although adventurous sea lions are not uncommon in the country’s northwest.

They shared images of the sea lion stood in the middle-of-the-road blocking any traffic and also curiously checking out a patrol car that was parked nearby before she was successfully edged back into the water.

They also shared a very short clip of Tiffany as she walks down the road surrounded by the wooden sheet bearing officers to slowly force her in the direction of the water and home.